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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Mon 09 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, gales from the W by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu afternoon, min -22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
25
SW
35
W
25
WSW
15
SW
45
WNW
30
W
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
3
1
2
2
16
3
2
6
6
5
4
2
max °C
-17
-18
-18
-17
-17
-16
-14
-11
-14
-14
-14
-15
-15
-18
-20
-19
-20
min °C
-17
-19
-19
-17
-18
-17
-15
-14
-14
-14
-15
-15
-16
-20
-21
-20
-22
-24
-26
-26
-26
-27
-29
-25
-21
-27
-24
-21
-22
-20
-27
-27
-26
-29
600
0
0
550
0
0
850
700
350
1050
550
350
700
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2450
2300
2250
3000
2450
2150
2150
2100
2150
2450
2250
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:06
8:03
8:02
8:00
7:56
Sunset
7:35
7:37
7:37
7:39
7:42
7:43

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, gales from the W by Wed night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu afternoon, min -22°C on Sat night). 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
50 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
50 minutes ago
-9° C
-
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 127).
50
53 km SW
865m alt.
33 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 165).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 157).
3
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 350).
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
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
0.0 km
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 213).
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.