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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Sun 10 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 5mm) on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
night
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PM
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PM
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PM
night
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PM
night
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snow showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
15
WSW
10
W
25
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
30
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
30
SW
20
SW
25
W
15
W
5
W
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8
5
2
1
0.8
4
max °C
0
-2
1
1
2
5
6
8
6
4
2
3
2
-1
0
-3
-9
-6
-6
min °C
-3
-3
-1
-1
0
4
6
7
5
2
1
2
-2
-2
0
-7
-9
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-4
-3
2
4
3
2
-1
-2
-2
-7
-7
-7
-16
-18
-13
-10
2600
2400
2750
2800
2900
3400
3750
3950
3600
3400
3050
3100
2900
2600
2800
2150
1600
1950
1700
Cloud base (m)
3000
2350
3000
6850
9200
8600
5150
3250
3350
2550
4250
2500
3050
2600
2150
2150
2200
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Sunrise
5:58
5:56
5:56
5:54
5:52
5:52
Sunset
9:15
9:17
9:19
9:21
9:22
9:23

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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 8°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 5mm) on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the SW by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 220).
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 351 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 294).
3
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 268).
8
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 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.