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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 pm Tue 06 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
20
SW
20
SW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
35
W
70
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
3
6
max °C
-14
-14
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-17
-15
-12
-8
-5
-5
-6
-8
-9
-9
min °C
-14
-14
-15
-16
-16
-16
-17
-18
-17
-13
-11
-7
-6
-7
-9
-10
-10
-24
-23
-23
-26
-25
-24
-28
-32
-26
-21
-17
-13
-15
-19
-18
-19
-19
700
300
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
550
0
0
500
500
400
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2250
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-14-15-16-16-16-17-18-16-13-10-6-6-7-9-10-10-9-10-12-11-13-13-12-15-14-11-12-9-7-9-8-7-9
Sunrise
8:40
8:40
8:38
8:38
8:37
Sunset
4:52
4:53
4:54
4:57
4:58
4:59

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sat 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
31 minutes ago
1° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 158).
11
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
0.0 km
BowValley-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.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 103).
5
59 km NE
1317m alt.
59 minutes ago
-7° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 279).
3
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 127).
8

* 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.