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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Sun 10 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

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Tuesday
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Wednesday
13
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Friday
15
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part cloud
snow showers
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
km/h
40
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
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max °C
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min °C
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2750
2400
2700
2750
2850
3350
3700
3850
3850
3600
3400
3550
3600
2900
3050
2650
Cloud base (m)
2850
2950
2150
2950
7050
9450
8100
3300
6400
4150
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2800
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Sunrise
5:58
5:56
5:56
5:54
5:52
Sunset
9:15
9:15
9:17
9:19
9:21
9:22

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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 8°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 230).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 255).
39
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 314).
11
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
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
19° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 155 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
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
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 278).
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* 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.