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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
mod. rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
5
ENE
10
ESE
20
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
5
SE
10
SSE
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
4
5
1
4
14
0.4
4
0.4
0.2
0.2
1.2
3
10
20
max °C
8
8
8
7
8
9
9
12
12
9
11
9
6
6
3
2
1
1
min °C
7
7
4
7
8
7
7
12
9
9
11
6
6
5
2
1
1
0
6
5
0
6
8
6
5
10
6
7
9
6
5
3
0
-2
-3
-3
3750
3950
3450
4000
3950
4050
3900
4350
4300
4100
4200
4000
3750
3750
3250
3150
2950
2900
Cloud base (m)
4300
2200
3350
3100
5700
8950
4050
4400
6650
4350
5200
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2100
2150
2150
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:39
5:37
5:37
5:35
5:35
5:35
Sunset
9:37
9:37
9:38
9:39
9:42
9:43

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
2543m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
76
Severe gales from the NW
(76 kph at 312).
85
53 km SW
865m alt.
50 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 285).
11
54 km NNE
711m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
25
Bow Valley- 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.
58 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 278).
14
Banff Airport
66 km NW
639m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 150).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).

* 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.