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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Wed 31 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
20
WSW
25
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
2
1
2
2
3
max °C
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-4
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
min °C
-1
-2
-2
-1
-3
-6
-7
-8
-8
-7
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-7
-8
-6
-9
-8
-5
-7
-11
-13
-15
-14
-13
-12
-17
-14
-15
-16
-12
-14
-15
950
550
550
1250
650
500
1000
850
650
1300
1550
1700
1850
1750
1500
1700
1650
1550
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-2-2-1-3-5-7-8-8-7-6-7-6-6-7-6-7-8-4-3-5-3-2-6-7-5-7-4-2-2-2-1-2-2-2-3
Sunrise
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:41
Sunset
4:45
4:46
4:47
4:49
4:50
4:52

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
40 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (61 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
22 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 340).
2
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
27 minutes ago
-4° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 167).
3
59 km NE
1317m alt.
21 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 306).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
40 minutes ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
21 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 316).
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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.