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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Sat 21 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
10
S
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
60
WSW
2
2
2
4
2
1
2
max °C
-14
-14
-10
-10
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-11
-12
-12
-13
-12
-13
-13
-11
-12
min °C
-16
-14
-12
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-11
-12
-12
-14
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-22
-20
-18
-17
-16
-19
-18
-17
-20
-17
-18
-21
-20
-22
-21
-22
-23
-27
300
750
0
1050
1250
850
1450
1550
1000
1200
1200
350
800
1000
200
850
1100
450
Cloud base (m)
3200
2300
2200
2850
2300
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-14-11-10-9-9-9-9-10-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-12-13-13-8-12-8-4-7-4-3-5-7-6-9-9-7-9-9-7-8
Sunrise
7:41
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:33
7:31
Sunset
6:08
6:09
6:12
6:14
6:15
6:16

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
52 minutes ago
-7° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 144).
35
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 266).
6
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 262).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 70).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 27).
11

* 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.