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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4150
4350
8600
4150
4550
5700
4850
4550
5050
5650
2300
km/h
50
SW
45
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
0
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
4
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.4
2
max °C
13
9
7
11
11
8
10
9
11
14
14
14
16
15
13
15
9
min °C
12
5
5
9
7
7
10
9
10
13
12
13
16
12
13
15
8
 chill °C
8
2
2
7
6
6
10
9
9
12
11
12
16
12
12
14
5
Freezing level m
4400
3900
3600
4100
4200
3900
4200
4350
4300
4650
4700
4650
4900
4800
4650
4750
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:54
5:54
Sunset
9:44
9:43
9:42
9:40
9:39
9:38

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
46 minutes ago
26° C
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 267).
46
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 127).
18
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 153).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
37 minutes ago
27° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 252 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
0.0 km

* 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.