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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Sun 21 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
WSW
15
SW
35
SW
40
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
30
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
25
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
2
2
4
1
2
2
1
1
3
3
4
5
2
max °C
-13
-12
-11
-11
-13
-12
-12
-12
-10
-9
-7
-7
-11
-9
-8
-11
-12
-12
min °C
-13
-12
-11
-13
-13
-14
-12
-12
-12
-10
-8
-12
-12
-9
-10
-11
-12
-14
-22
-21
-19
-22
-23
-23
-24
-22
-20
-17
-16
-20
-19
-15
-19
-21
-21
-22
750
400
400
800
600
0
950
850
400
850
200
0
650
850
750
600
350
0
Cloud base (m)
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
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Sunrise
8:40
8:40
8:40
8:41
8:41
8:41
Sunset
4:37
4:38
4:38
4:39
4:40
4:40

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 137).
4
53 km SW
865m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 102).
5
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
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
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 212).
8
59 km NE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 8).
2
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 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.
3 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 210).
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.