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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9250
5750
8550
7050
4100
4400
3450
3450
2750
3250
3500
km/h
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
35
WSW
35
SW
55
SW
15
SW
25
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.8
max °C
12
11
12
14
13
11
13
10
6
8
7
2
4
2
2
6
6
min °C
11
10
10
13
10
10
13
6
5
7
3
2
2
1
1
5
5
 chill °C
10
8
8
12
6
6
10
0
2
3
1
-1
-1
-2
-2
3
3
Freezing level m
4200
4300
4250
4450
4450
4200
4400
4050
3600
3800
3650
3050
3250
3000
3050
3450
3700
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Sunrise
6:45
6:47
6:48
6:50
6:50
Sunset
8:40
8:38
8:37
8:35
8:32
8:30

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Thu night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Sat 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.
57 minutes ago
13°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 260).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
57 minutes ago
20°C
-
39
Strong winds from the SE
(39 kph at 136).
48
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 219).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 340).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
57 minutes ago
17°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 257).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
38 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 304).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
57 minutes ago
18°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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.