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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
8850
8650
9550
9500
2150
2500
3400
3350
4000
4250
km/h
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
25
SW
60
SW
80
SW
35
WSW
45
W
5
W
10
N
10
NW
5
S
0
W
5
W
5
SSE
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Snowflake cm
1
3
 mm
0.1
max °C
10
9
12
12
11
15
14
13
15
12
2
5
4
-1
4
3
4
8
7
min °C
8
8
11
9
10
13
12
12
15
2
1
5
-1
-2
1
1
2
7
5
 chill °C
6
7
10
7
8
12
11
9
12
-5
-6
-1
-3
-6
-2
1
2
7
4
Freezing level m
4150
4050
4350
4500
4350
4650
4700
4750
4900
4000
2900
3500
3250
2450
2950
3200
3100
3750
3700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
99121111141313157252-2323861415191617221819231281384108101512
Sunrise
6:03
6:05
6:07
6:09
6:09
6:11
Sunset
9:29
9:27
9:25
9:23
9:22
9:21

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).

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
26 km NNE
1981m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 315).
37
53 km SW
865m alt.
58 minutes ago
16° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 59).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 238).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
50 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 300).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
14° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4

* 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.