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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Thu night turning to light snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
light rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3100
3000
2700
2950
2250
2500
2250
2600
2950
2150
8900
2400
2200
2600
2450
km/h
15
SSE
10
SSE
0
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
NNE
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
E
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Snowflake cm
2
3
1
 mm
0.1
3
3
0.8
0.2
1.4
max °C
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
6
8
6
6
2
-2
-1
-2
min °C
2
3
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
5
6
6
6
-2
-2
-1
-3
 chill °C
-2
1
0
-3
-2
-1
-1
0
-3
-2
2
2
2
2
-6
-5
-5
-3
Freezing level m
3200
3200
3250
3050
3100
3100
3000
3100
3150
3300
3500
4250
3950
3700
2550
2450
2650
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
243222232367660-2-1-381078877968121011135452
Sunrise
7:01
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:09
Sunset
8:15
8:13
8:10
8:08
8:06
8:04

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle on Thu night turning to light snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri 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
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 332).
20
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 312).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
0.0 km
56 km WSW
914m alt.
58 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 276).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
0.0 km
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 129).
3
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
46 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 213).
3
Black Diamond- Alta
81 km E
1156m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
86 km NE
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
14 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast

* 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.