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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
clear
Cloud base (m)
2400
2900
3650
5300
5150
5300
3000
2600
2150
2150
2400
2350
2800
3650
km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
35
SSW
5
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SE
10
S
15
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
0.2
max °C
1
6
6
8
11
10
8
9
6
0
0
-3
-3
0
2
2
3
1
min °C
1
4
5
6
10
7
7
9
2
0
-1
-4
-4
-1
1
1
2
0
 chill °C
-2
2
3
4
8
5
6
6
-1
-3
-7
-12
-10
-4
-2
-4
-1
-4
Freezing level m
2900
3450
3700
3850
4150
4100
3850
4000
3450
2900
2850
2300
2250
2650
3000
3200
3100
3050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
15671198940-1-4-4-122317131113181414169662365795
Sunrise
6:52
6:54
6:56
6:56
6:58
7:00
Sunset
8:28
8:25
8:23
8:22
8:20
8:16

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Defender Mountain at the specific elevation of 2821 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Defender Mountain. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Alberta.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 128).
26
53 km SW
865m alt.
45 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 290).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 241).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 280).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 109).
5

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.