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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4900
3500
5800
2650
2200
2750
2200
3000
3500
8800
4250
km/h
50
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
S
30
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
30
SW
40
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
max °C
9
4
8
7
5
5
3
-2
0
0
1
5
4
5
9
8
min °C
4
3
6
4
4
5
-2
-3
-1
-1
0
3
3
4
8
6
 chill °C
-2
-1
2
2
1
0
-6
-7
-5
-5
-3
0
0
1
4
1
Freezing level m
3750
3350
3600
3650
3350
3500
2950
2450
2700
2700
2850
3300
3600
3450
3900
3850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
7476551-3-1-114459712101410111264757129111612
Sunrise
6:48
6:50
6:50
6:52
6:54
Sunset
8:35
8:32
8:30
8:28
8:25

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue 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
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 335 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 80).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 246).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 299).
2
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
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.