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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4650
9400
7200
5100
4000
2950
3500
3350
3550
4100
km/h
10
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
15
WSW
30
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
10
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.6
1.5
max °C
10
13
11
11
14
13
13
12
12
8
8
6
6
9
8
9
12
11
min °C
9
12
9
10
13
13
9
11
8
7
8
4
4
8
7
8
11
10
 chill °C
7
10
9
9
12
13
8
9
3
2
3
2
3
7
6
6
10
8
Freezing level m
4150
4350
4350
4300
4550
4750
4650
4400
4350
3950
3900
3650
3500
3950
4050
3950
4250
4350
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Sunrise
6:35
6:37
6:39
6:39
6:41
6:43
Sunset
8:51
8:49
8:46
8:45
8:43
8:40

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
40 minutes ago
21° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 155).
37
53 km SW
865m alt.
27 minutes ago
27° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 345).
3
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 330).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
24 minutes ago
26° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 204).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 330 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.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 147).
13

* 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.