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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4150
9250
3950
2400
2400
2450
2550
2900
8650
4400
9400
3050
km/h
5
WSW
5
SSW
35
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
35
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
6
5
6
3
-2
-1
0
1
5
5
7
10
8
5
5
2
min °C
3
3
5
-2
-2
-1
-1
1
4
4
6
9
4
4
4
0
 chill °C
1
1
0
-6
-5
-4
-5
-2
2
2
1
4
-2
-2
-1
-3
Freezing level m
3500
3250
3550
2850
2450
2700
2650
3000
3350
3550
3800
3950
3750
3400
3500
3050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
5461-2-1-11557106551911136464712912171111127
Sunrise
6:50
6:50
6:52
6:54
6:56
Sunset
8:32
8:30
8:28
8:25
8:23

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 230).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 323 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
45 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 280).
3
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 80).
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.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 235).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 200).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
5

* 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.