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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Fri 19 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
55
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
30
SW
45
WSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
50
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
25
S
40
SSW
35
WSW
 cm 
1
1
1
4
2
1
6
2
1
2
2
2
2
9
 mm 
max°C
-14
-16
-16
-16
-15
-13
-13
-13
-12
-14
-15
-13
-13
-13
-11
-7
-5
-6
min°C
-16
-17
-17
-17
-15
-15
-14
-13
-13
-14
-15
-14
-13
-13
-13
-10
-5
-12
chill°C 
-30
-30
-30
-28
-26
-26
-24
-22
-22
-26
-25
-25
-26
-24
-21
-18
-14
-22
Freezing level (m
550
0
0
200
150
350
750
400
500
500
650
200
900
650
400
1000
1200
1100
Cloud base (m)
3350
2250
2350
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-17-17-17-15-14-14-13-13-14-15-14-13-13-12-9-5-9-11-12-14-12-11-11-9-8-9-11-9-10-8-8-9-5-3-6
Sunrise
8:37
8:38
8:40
8:40
8:40
8:41
Sunset
4:37
4:37
4:37
4:38
4:38
4:39

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW 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.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 220).
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 65).
16
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 253).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-16° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 161 degs) was rejected.
Black Diamond- Alta
81 km E
1156m alt.
2 hours 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.