Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Tue 02 Jun Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
rain shwrs
cloudy
clear
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
40
SW
30
SW
15
SW
30
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
1
4
0.1
0.7
0.7
1.5
max °C
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
-1
1
-1
-4
-3
-4
-4
-1
-4
-4
1
0
min °C
1
2
2
2
2
2
-1
-1
1
-4
-4
-3
-6
-6
-3
-5
-5
-1
-2
-2
1
0
-1
0
-1
-5
-6
-6
-9
-10
-10
-11
-11
-9
-11
-10
-5
-4
3000
3250
3150
3300
3050
3100
2950
2700
2950
2500
2300
2400
2150
2100
2700
2100
2050
2700
2750
Cloud base (m)
2100
2200
2350
3150
2450
2350
2300
2150
2900
2950
2650
2850
2400
2600
3850
2250
2150
2450
3200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1233220-11-3-4-3-5-5-2-5-50-157107796583341251275
Sunrise
5:33
5:31
5:31
5:31
5:30
5:30
Sunset
9:45
9:46
9:47
9:47
9:49
9:50

Loading...

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 134).
52
53 km SW
865m alt.
47 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 350).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
59 km NE
1317m alt.
47 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 323).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
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
6° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
42 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 66).
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.