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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 pm Thu 04 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
20
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
45
WSW
25
W
55
W
15
WSW
 cm 
1
1
2
14
2
2
 mm 
max°C
-9
-10
-12
-10
-11
-10
-10
-10
-11
-10
-10
-10
-7
-7
-9
-13
-14
min°C
-9
-11
-12
-11
-11
-10
-10
-11
-12
-10
-10
-10
-8
-9
-10
-13
-15
chill°C 
-18
-16
-19
-17
-16
-16
-16
-19
-19
-19
-17
-17
-17
-19
-19
-26
-23
Freezing level (m
400
0
550
550
300
800
700
500
950
900
550
1050
1050
1300
1300
150
0
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2150
2100
2100
2100
2150
2200
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-11-12-11-11-10-10-11-12-10-10-10-8-8-10-13-15-7-10-10-7-9-8-7-9-8-6-7-6-4-4-6-8-13
Sunrise
8:25
8:26
8:27
8:29
8:30
Sunset
4:37
4:37
4:37
4:37
4:36
4:36

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
36 minutes ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
36 minutes ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 126).
0
53 km SW
865m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 58).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
36 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 269).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
36 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
0.0 km
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
19 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 213).
0

* 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.