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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Sun night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
9600
8950
8600
9350
2500
2150
2600
3250
km/h
15
SW
20
WSW
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
30
SW
60
SW
65
SW
25
W
25
W
5
SSW
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.1
0.8
0.3
max °C
7
12
11
10
13
13
11
15
14
13
15
11
2
7
6
-1
2
2
min °C
6
10
8
8
12
9
10
13
11
12
14
0
1
5
-1
-1
1
1
 chill °C
3
7
7
6
11
7
9
12
9
9
10
-7
-5
1
-1
-1
0
0
Freezing level m
3700
4150
4250
4100
4400
4500
4400
4650
4700
4700
4800
3850
2950
3500
3300
2650
2900
3150
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Sunrise
6:03
6:03
6:05
6:07
6:09
6:09
Sunset
9:30
9:29
9:27
9:25
9:23
9:22

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow on Sun night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
42 minutes ago
24° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 273).
37
53 km SW
865m alt.
29 minutes ago
31° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 69).
13
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
29 minutes ago
29° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 284 degs) was rejected.
59 km NE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 334).
5
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
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.