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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Mon 20 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
5
ENE
5
NNE
0
E
4
6
1
1
1
2
0.5
max °C
0
1
1
2
3
4
0
-3
-7
-11
-10
-10
-11
-10
-11
-12
-9
-11
min °C
0
0
1
1
2
2
-2
-4
-12
-13
-10
-12
-13
-10
-13
-14
-10
-12
-4
-4
-4
-4
-1
-1
-5
-9
-19
-20
-16
-20
-22
-17
-13
-14
-10
-12
2800
2850
3000
3050
3150
3350
2800
2400
1550
1200
1650
950
1250
1650
950
950
1650
1100
Cloud base (m)
2700
3150
8850
4700
2850
2150
2150
2150
3050
2600
2600
3000
2650
2100
2500
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:37
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:28
6:26
Sunset
8:43
8:45
8:45
8:47
8:50
8:51

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
5° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 109 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
58 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 260).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 268).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 314).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
0.0 km

* 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.