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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, near gales from the SSW by Wed night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5150
3850
5550
3950
3100
3250
3450
3550
9650
3850
4900
km/h
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
15
W
35
SW
15
SW
50
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
S
10
SW
25
SW
45
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
1.3
1.6
0.1
max °C
11
14
13
12
13
13
9
8
5
5
9
8
9
12
11
12
14
13
min °C
10
13
13
9
11
9
8
5
3
4
8
7
7
11
10
10
13
7
 chill °C
8
12
13
8
9
5
5
0
0
2
7
6
6
10
9
9
11
1
Freezing level m
4350
4600
4700
4600
4400
4600
4100
3800
3350
3500
3900
4050
3900
4250
4300
4250
4450
4400
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Sunrise
6:37
6:39
6:39
6:41
6:43
6:45
Sunset
8:49
8:46
8:45
8:43
8:40
8:38

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, near gales from the SSW by Wed 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 220).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 275).
24
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 250).
6
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 10).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 10).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 210).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 129).
16

* 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.