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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
rain showers
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
clear
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2300
2150
2250
2500
2500
2150
2450
3050
2150
2150
3150
2650
2850
2500
2500
3050
km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
E
10
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
5
E
10
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
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Snowflake cm
4
1
7
3
1
 mm
0.9
2
0.4
0.7
max °C
4
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
3
2
1
3
2
min °C
1
0
0
-1
-1
0
-1
0
0
-1
1
2
1
1
2
0
 chill °C
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-6
-2
-2
-5
-2
0
-1
0
-1
-5
Freezing level m
3350
2950
2850
2700
2650
2850
2900
3000
2750
2700
3100
3150
3050
3050
3100
3100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
3100-10-11002321318665455644796787
Sunrise
6:56
6:58
7:00
7:01
7:03
Sunset
8:22
8:20
8:16
8:15
8:13

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sat 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
-
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 220).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
59
Near gales from the SE
(59 kph at 131).
72
53 km SW
865m alt.
40 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 55).
2
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-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.
46 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 250).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 313).
11

* 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.