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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Sat 28 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
20
SW
15
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
20
WSW
10
S
5
NE
10
N
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
1
6
2
3
24
6
2
4
2
3
4
2
max °C
-7
-8
-8
-10
-9
-10
-17
-16
-16
-16
-14
-13
-11
-9
-9
-12
-11
-12
min °C
-7
-8
-9
-10
-9
-14
-18
-16
-18
-16
-15
-14
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
-13
-14
-14
-17
-20
-17
-18
-23
-22
-24
-22
-21
-20
-18
-18
-14
-17
-18
-20
1150
1850
1100
1300
1650
950
300
750
0
0
950
0
700
1450
550
700
1200
0
Cloud base (m)
2100
2350
2150
2100
2300
2100
2150
2200
2150
2100
2450
2350
2250
2300
2150
2150
2150
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-9-10-9-12-18-16-17-16-15-14-12-10-10-12-12-13-3-2-5-5-3-8-11-9-14-11-8-11-7-4-6-8-6-10
Sunrise
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:16
7:15
Sunset
8:06
8:07
8:08
8:10
8:13
8:14

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
58 minutes ago
3° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 161).
43
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 267).
10
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
59 km NE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 29 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
42 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 98).
10

* 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.