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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Thu 14 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
km/h
30
W
45
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
2
16
10
10
1
2
1
1
2
max °C
-4
-2
-3
-6
-4
-5
-8
-8
-8
-9
-6
-6
-5
-3
-3
-5
-3
-3
min °C
-5
-2
-6
-7
-4
-8
-8
-8
-10
-9
-7
-7
-6
-4
-5
-5
-4
-5
-13
-10
-10
-12
-8
-8
-8
-11
-16
-15
-11
-10
-10
-8
-10
-9
-7
-8
2150
2550
2200
1950
2300
1850
1700
1750
800
1550
2000
1200
2000
2400
2050
2050
2350
2100
Cloud base (m)
2150
2450
3350
2150
2550
2200
2150
2150
2150
2150
2400
2250
2200
2600
2500
2100
2350
2600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-2-5-7-4-7-8-8-9-9-7-7-6-4-4-5-4-425113-1-2-2-5-31-3141131
Sunrise
5:54
5:52
5:52
5:50
5:48
5:47
Sunset
9:21
9:22
9:23
9:24
9:25
9:28

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sun morning). 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
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
48 minutes ago
11° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 267).
65
53 km SW
865m alt.
33 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 72).
14
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
48 minutes ago
14° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 260).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
38 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 266).
8
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
48 minutes ago
12° C
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 260).
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 230).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
31 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 278).
39
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Dry
Wind obs. (18 kph from 194 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.