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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Tue 16 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
km/h
30
WSW
55
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
NW
5
E
5
W
0
NW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
W
10
N
10
ENE
0
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
6
1
1
0.1
1.6
0.5
0.9
1.2
1
1.6
max °C
6
7
1
1
2
0
0
2
3
5
9
8
5
4
-1
2
5
4
min °C
5
5
0
1
2
0
0
1
2
3
7
7
5
1
-2
0
4
3
0
-2
-4
-2
0
-2
0
1
1
1
5
4
3
-2
-5
0
4
3
3650
3650
3000
2900
3050
2800
2800
3000
3300
3300
3850
3950
3550
3400
2600
2850
3300
3450
Cloud base (m)
3950
4100
3800
2950
2250
2300
2850
3650
9350
3700
3900
4200
2300
2400
3150
2750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
66112002348853-21541213689569711161312948129
Sunrise
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:28
Sunset
9:54
9:55
9:55
9:55
9:55
9:57

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 230).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 133).
20
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 33).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
14° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 220).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 258).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
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.
3 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 127).
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.