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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Sun 22 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, gales from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
45
WSW
35
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
70
WSW
65
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
5
SW
2
8
10
3
2
max °C
-13
-10
-11
-8
-7
-7
-9
-7
-6
-10
-14
-15
-15
-14
-15
-11
-9
-7
min °C
-13
-11
-11
-9
-7
-9
-9
-8
-8
-13
-14
-16
-16
-14
-16
-14
-10
-9
-25
-22
-19
-17
-16
-15
-15
-16
-20
-27
-29
-23
-24
-23
-26
-20
-18
-14
500
1550
400
850
1800
1250
1050
1650
1550
1500
1050
0
300
1100
0
400
1400
400
Cloud base (m)
2100
2950
2950
2100
2350
2150
2400
2100
2100
2100
2550
2900
2150
2700
2850
2150
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-11-11-9-7-8-9-8-7-12-14-16-16-14-16-13-10-8-8-4-9-5-1-5-5-3-3-5-7-13-10-7-13-8-4-8
Sunrise
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:33
7:31
7:28
Sunset
7:55
7:58
8:00
8:00
8:02
8:05

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, gales from the SW by Tue night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 277).
30
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 53).
16
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 260).
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
56 km WSW
914m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 272).
5
59 km NE
1317m alt.
53 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 323).
6
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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.
3 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
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.