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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Wed 20 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
km/h
5
NE
10
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
SW
25
SW
60
WSW
25
WSW
45
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
NW
15
NE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
1
5
11
5
0.4
max °C
-5
-5
-3
0
-1
0
3
2
2
5
4
2
4
2
-3
-4
-4
min °C
-6
-5
-4
-1
-2
-1
2
1
1
3
2
2
4
-2
-3
-4
-6
-8
-10
-4
-4
-4
-4
-1
-1
-2
-2
-4
-3
-2
-7
-8
-8
-10
2050
1750
2300
2700
2550
2700
3050
3000
2950
3250
3400
3100
3400
2800
2450
2200
2000
Cloud base (m)
2150
2600
2300
3050
2850
3100
3250
3250
3900
2750
2100
2250
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-4-1-2-132243240-3-4-51-1374610781188126320
Sunrise
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:41
5:39
Sunset
9:29
9:30
9:31
9:32
9:34
9:36

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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 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

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.
58 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
lightning 13km ENE of Invermere
40 km SW
2115m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 38km ESE of Canmore
43 km NE
1829m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
58 minutes ago
5° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 332).
37
53 km SW
865m alt.
44 minutes ago
18° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 323).
18
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
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.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 111).
3
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4

* 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.