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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
30
W
35
WSW
50
WSW
65
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
40
W
15
W
3
3
7
8
max °C
-11
-12
-11
-10
-10
-12
-11
-12
-14
-13
-10
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
min °C
-14
-12
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
-14
-15
-14
-12
-9
-6
-7
-6
-5
-6
-24
-22
-23
-24
-24
-21
-22
-23
-22
-20
-20
-16
-12
-15
-13
-13
-14
950
350
900
1400
600
650
650
0
700
950
0
1100
1350
0
1450
1450
600
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2200
2150
2100
2150
2150
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Sunrise
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Sat afternoon). 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 220).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
49 minutes ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (80 kph from 143 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
35 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 60).
6
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
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
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 272).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
39 minutes ago
2° C
-
8
Light winds from the WSW
(8 kph at 246).
11
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 330 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
1° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 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.