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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed night, min 1°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2150
2300
2650
3000
2150
3250
2550
2200
2350
2200
2150
2100
2150
km/h
10
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
3
1
 mm
0.3
0.5
0.2
0.1
max °C
1
2
2
1
3
2
3
5
6
3
3
1
-3
-3
-3
-5
-4
-4
min °C
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
4
3
2
3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
 chill °C
-2
-4
-1
-1
0
-3
-2
0
-2
-3
-3
-7
-7
-6
-8
-10
-8
-8
Freezing level m
2950
3000
3100
3050
3100
3100
3250
3450
3800
3300
3200
2700
2350
2500
2350
2050
2250
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
12213235533-1-3-3-4-5-5-567771068129911534212-1
Sunrise
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:09
7:11
Sunset
8:13
8:10
8:08
8:06
8:04
8:01

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed night, min 1°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 10).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
52 minutes ago
7°C
-
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 319).
59
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 268).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 273).
3
59 km NE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 97).
3
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
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
8°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 240).
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.