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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Sat 06 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, near gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, calm by Thu night).

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
clear
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
10
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
50
W
25
WSW
30
SW
60
W
35
W
20
SW
15
WSW
25
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
 cm 
10
8
1
 mm 
max°C
-10
-9
-10
-11
-10
-9
-10
-7
-6
-11
-11
-11
-11
-14
-15
-18
-18
-14
min°C
-10
-10
-11
-12
-11
-10
-10
-9
-11
-11
-11
-12
-13
-14
-17
-18
-18
-18
chill°C 
-16
-17
-18
-19
-19
-19
-18
-17
-24
-24
-18
-20
-23
-21
-25
-25
-24
-23
Freezing level (m
800
800
400
800
550
900
1150
1200
1350
950
600
900
850
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2150
2100
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2100
2100
2150
2250
2150
2150
2150
2150
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Sunrise
8:26
8:27
8:29
8:30
8:30
8:32
Sunset
4:37
4:37
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, near gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, calm by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 250).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
35 minutes ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 143).
0
53 km SW
865m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 66).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 60).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
35 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
59 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 261).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 30).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
17 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 150).
5

* 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.