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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2200
2250
2500
3000
2150
2300
2150
2400
7000
3500
8450
3850
3400
3100
3150
3450
km/h
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
E
5
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
0.3
max °C
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
4
3
2
4
2
2
5
4
min °C
0
0
-1
-1
0
0
0
0
-1
1
4
2
2
4
0
1
4
3
 chill °C
-3
-4
-4
-3
0
-3
-2
-3
-6
-3
1
2
2
1
-4
-2
2
2
Freezing level m
2950
2900
2700
2850
2800
2850
3050
2850
2700
3000
3300
3250
3100
3300
3100
2950
3400
3400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
101-10011-1243241254675565664711781178129
Sunrise
6:56
6:58
7:00
7:01
7:03
7:05
Sunset
8:22
8:20
8:16
8:15
8:13
8:10

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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 2°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Mon 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.
3 hours ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 220).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
43 minutes ago
6°C
-
69
Gales from the SE
(69 kph at 146).
94
53 km SW
865m alt.
37 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 51).
14
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 241).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
29 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 92).
8

* 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.