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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 pm Tue 24 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Tue
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
25
W
35
W
30
WSW
3
1
1
7
5
max °C
-14
-13
-13
-13
-13
-11
-10
-11
-11
-11
-12
-13
-12
-9
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-14
-14
-13
-14
-13
-13
-11
-11
-12
-12
-13
-14
-13
-11
-9
-8
-8
-21
-22
-21
-23
-23
-24
-22
-24
-20
-21
-23
-21
-20
-18
-16
-17
-19
850
200
650
900
350
850
1350
550
950
900
0
750
1050
550
1000
1250
900
Cloud base (m)
2100
2150
2150
2100
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-14-13-14-13-12-11-11-12-12-13-14-13-10-9-8-8-8-11-9-8-9-9-5-8-7-7-12-11-6-9-7-4-7
Sunrise
7:33
7:31
7:28
7:26
7:24
Sunset
6:14
6:15
6:16
6:19
6:21
6:22

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 321).
30
53 km SW
865m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 57).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
51 minutes ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 260).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
53 minutes ago
-4° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 237).
3
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 140 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
-2° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
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.