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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5700
4000
4050
4300
4300
4450
4450
4550
8850
5100
5900
3050
3300
2350
km/h
30
W
25
W
5
W
10
WSW
15
W
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
30
SSW
45
SW
30
SW
15
W
10
SW
10
W
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.1
3
0.3
max °C
8
11
10
9
12
11
11
13
13
12
15
14
10
8
5
6
10
9
min °C
7
10
8
8
11
10
10
13
11
11
15
9
9
6
4
6
8
8
 chill °C
3
7
7
6
9
9
8
11
10
10
14
6
4
0
-1
4
6
8
Freezing level m
3900
4250
4300
4150
4400
4400
4250
4400
4550
4500
4700
4800
4150
3900
3600
3700
3950
4100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
811991211111312121512107569915181415191517211618221716149121714
Sunrise
6:33
6:33
6:35
6:37
6:39
6:39
Sunset
8:54
8:52
8:51
8:49
8:46
8:45

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 220).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 318).
41
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 294).
8
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
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
27° C
Dry
Wind obs. (14 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
24° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 253).
21

* 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.