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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Wed 25 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
20
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
45
WSW
60
WSW
50
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
W
35
W
35
WNW
25
W
3
1
2
5
6
max °C
-12
-11
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-13
-12
-10
-9
-7
-7
-6
-7
-9
min °C
-13
-14
-12
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-14
-14
-13
-12
-10
-8
-9
-6
-7
-9
-21
-24
-22
-23
-23
-24
-21
-21
-24
-21
-20
-20
-18
-16
-17
-14
-16
-19
650
900
400
900
1350
600
1050
1150
0
750
1000
300
1000
1250
750
1150
1400
1000
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
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Sunrise
7:33
7:31
7:28
7:26
7:24
7:22
Sunset
6:15
6:16
6:19
6:21
6:22
6:23

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
46
Strong winds from the SE
(46 kph at 125).
59
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 56).
3
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
47 minutes ago
-2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 139).
3
59 km NE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 13).
2
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour 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 WSW
(11 kph at 250).
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.