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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 pm Thu 01 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
35
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
1
2
1
1
7
1
3
1
1
1
max °C
-3
-7
-7
-7
-5
-5
-7
-6
-7
-9
-10
-10
-12
-15
-16
-15
-16
-16
-16
min °C
-7
-7
-7
-8
-6
-5
-8
-6
-8
-11
-11
-11
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-17
-12
-12
-14
-14
-14
-13
-17
-14
-17
-18
-18
-19
-23
-23
-24
-24
-23
-25
-26
450
850
1000
750
1500
1750
1450
1750
1550
1150
1200
1000
450
400
150
150
450
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:40
Sunset
4:47
4:49
4:50
4:52
4:52
4:53

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
53 km SW
865m alt.
48 minutes ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 38).
3
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 80).
56 km WSW
914m alt.
23 minutes ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 254).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
21 minutes ago
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 353).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
48 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 120).
3
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
35 minutes ago
-7° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 146).
3

* 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.