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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Tue 12 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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part cloud
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rain showers
light snow
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cloud
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part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
km/h
10
SW
15
SSW
25
S
45
SW
10
WSW
30
W
25
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
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10
1
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max °C
5
7
7
4
0
-4
-2
-3
-5
-2
-5
-7
-7
-7
-9
-7
-7
min °C
4
6
6
3
-3
-4
-3
-6
-6
-3
-7
-7
-7
-10
-10
-8
-8
2
4
1
-4
-7
-12
-10
-11
-11
-8
-10
-10
-11
-14
-15
-12
-11
3300
3800
3850
3400
2400
2250
2400
2200
2050
2450
1950
1800
1800
1500
1500
1900
1000
Cloud base (m)
8050
4500
3250
2350
2150
2150
3050
2400
2800
2400
2100
2150
2150
2150
2650
2400
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Sunrise
5:56
5:54
5:52
5:52
5:50
Sunset
9:17
9:19
9:21
9:22
9:23
9:24

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
-
43
Strong winds from the ESE
(43 kph at 119).
50
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 212).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 267).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
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
17° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 134).
11

* 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.