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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Sat 18 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
20
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
N
5
4
2
max °C
-6
-6
-4
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
4
1
0
-7
-12
-11
-12
min °C
-7
-7
-6
-2
0
-1
0
0
1
2
3
3
0
-3
-12
-13
-11
-15
-12
-12
-11
-6
-4
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
0
0
0
-8
-22
-23
-20
-26
1300
1950
1400
2250
2850
2750
2750
2850
3050
3100
3150
3350
3000
2850
1500
1150
1550
1000
Cloud base (m)
2100
2250
2600
2250
2450
8850
5600
2750
3000
9350
6650
5800
2600
2750
2150
3200
3000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-5-10-10112341-2-10-13-11-14-30-3353585810774-4-6-4-8
Sunrise
6:41
6:39
6:37
6:35
6:33
6:31
Sunset
8:39
8:42
8:43
8:45
8:45
8:47

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 225).
28
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 68).
5
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 260).
56 km WSW
914m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 222).
2
59 km NE
1317m alt.
38 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 341).
2
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 190 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
9° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
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.