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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Thu 18 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
45
W
40
W
35
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
40
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
35
SSW
40
SW
15
SW
15
S
 cm 
12
2
6
2
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-13
-12
-12
-14
-16
-16
-16
-15
-13
-13
-13
-12
-14
-14
-12
-11
-11
-9
min°C
-14
-12
-13
-15
-16
-17
-16
-16
-15
-13
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-11
-11
-10
chill°C 
-24
-22
-22
-28
-30
-29
-27
-28
-26
-22
-22
-23
-22
-23
-24
-22
-20
-16
Freezing level (m
450
700
800
500
0
0
0
0
0
700
450
550
700
0
0
950
900
600
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2100
2150
2250
2300
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-12-13-15-16-17-16-16-14-13-13-13-14-14-13-11-11-10-11-8-8-11-12-15-14-11-11-9-8-9-10-10-11-8-7-7
Sunrise
8:37
8:37
8:38
8:40
8:40
8:40
Sunset
4:37
4:37
4:37
4:37
4:38
4:38

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (69 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 125).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
19 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 165 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 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
-2° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
0.0 km
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
53 minutes ago
1° C
-
16
Light winds from the S
(16 kph at 183).
23
Black Diamond- Alta
81 km E
1156m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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.