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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
km/h
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
15
W
20
SW
20
SW
35
WSW
40
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
1
7
3
4
5
max °C
-3
-3
-4
-2
-2
-5
-3
-4
-3
1
0
1
5
5
4
7
6
min °C
-4
-5
-5
-2
-5
-6
-3
-5
-4
0
-1
0
3
3
3
7
3
-7
-9
-9
-6
-8
-8
-6
-10
-6
-3
-3
-2
0
-1
-2
2
-3
2300
2050
2150
2550
2300
2000
2400
2050
2300
2750
2850
2850
3250
3400
3300
3700
3550
Cloud base (m)
2800
2950
2150
2600
2450
2150
2200
2150
2100
3000
3000
3600
3400
3550
8800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-5-2-4-6-3-5-41-11444754125213-1385711910149
Sunrise
5:47
5:46
5:45
5:43
5:43
Sunset
9:25
9:28
9:29
9:30
9:31
9:32

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

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.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 283).
17
53 km SW
865m alt.
53 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 58).
10
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Bow Valley- 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
14° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 269).
3
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 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

* 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.