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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle, on Wed night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light rain
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
some clouds
light rain
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6450
6050
2600
2150
2150
2650
2450
2150
2150
2400
3000
2300
2650
3000
8600
3250
km/h
10
SW
5
SSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
N
10
NW
5
W
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Snowflake cm
4
1
3
5
3
2
5
 mm
1
0.2
max °C
7
9
5
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
4
3
2
5
4
min °C
6
8
2
0
0
0
-1
0
-1
0
0
-1
0
3
2
2
4
2
 chill °C
4
7
0
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-2
-4
-2
1
1
1
2
0
Freezing level m
3700
3900
3450
2900
2850
2800
2650
2800
2700
2850
2950
2700
2850
3150
3200
3100
3450
3350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:56
6:56
6:58
7:00
7:01
7:03
Sunset
8:23
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: Drizzle, on Wed night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 131).
24
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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.
55 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 254).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
13°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 155).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 246).
8

* 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.