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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 pm Mon 08 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
40
WSW
60
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
35
WSW
60
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
 cm 
17
2
5
2
9
1
2
3
2
 mm 
max°C
-6
-11
-11
-9
-7
-6
-5
-6
-8
-9
-10
-11
-9
-8
-7
-4
-5
-5
-4
min°C
-9
-11
-11
-11
-7
-6
-6
-7
-9
-11
-11
-11
-12
-9
-8
-6
-5
-5
-5
chill°C 
-20
-25
-23
-18
-14
-14
-11
-14
-18
-18
-18
-18
-19
-15
-15
-14
-14
-14
-13
Freezing level (m
1500
1350
450
650
1200
1250
1350
1650
1150
500
900
750
350
450
0
950
1600
1600
1450
Cloud base (m)
2150
2200
2850
2450
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-11-11-10-7-6-6-7-9-10-11-11-11-9-8-5-5-5-5-3-6-7-7-5-3-3-3-4-7-8-7-10-8-7-6-3-2-2
Sunrise
8:30
8:30
8:32
8:33
8:33
8:34
Sunset
4:36
4:36
4:36
4:36
4:36
4:36

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
26 km NNE
1981m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 220).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
55 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 141).
0
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 61).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 277 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
55 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 310).
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.