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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 pm Thu 25 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
15
SW
30
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
NE
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
6
1
1
8
2
max °C
-8
-8
-9
-11
-11
-16
-17
-14
-11
-8
-7
-6
-5
-5
-5
-3
-2
min °C
-8
-9
-10
-11
-14
-18
-18
-16
-13
-9
-8
-7
-5
-6
-6
-4
-4
-16
-16
-17
-14
-18
-18
-23
-22
-19
-15
-14
-11
-10
-10
-10
-8
-11
1000
1250
1200
950
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
450
550
250
500
Cloud base (m)
2150
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:41
Sunset
4:40
4:40
4:42
4:43
4:44
4:45

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 62).
6
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
0.0 km
BowValley-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.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 263).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 118).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
43 minutes ago
-11° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 198).
5

* 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.