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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4200
5250
4250
5100
4500
3500
3400
3450
3950
km/h
20
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.5
0.1
max °C
12
11
11
14
13
13
13
13
8
8
6
6
8
8
9
12
11
min °C
12
9
10
13
13
11
12
8
7
8
4
4
7
7
7
11
10
 chill °C
10
8
8
12
13
10
10
3
2
3
2
4
6
6
6
10
9
Freezing level m
4300
4350
4300
4550
4700
4700
4500
4600
3950
3850
3600
3500
3800
4000
3950
4300
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:37
6:39
6:39
6:41
6:43
Sunset
8:51
8:49
8:46
8:45
8:43
8:40

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
40 minutes ago
22° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 306).
35
53 km SW
865m alt.
56 minutes ago
33° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 268).
3
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 266).
3
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 60).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
25 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 134).
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* 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.