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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
N
0
NNE
10
N
5
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
20
SW
35
WSW
55
WSW
25
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
1
3
1
7
1
max °C
-6
-6
-3
-3
-4
-1
-2
-5
-4
-5
-3
0
0
1
4
3
1
4
2
min °C
-7
-7
-4
-5
-5
-2
-5
-5
-5
-5
-3
-1
-1
-1
3
1
0
3
-3
-7
-10
-7
-9
-9
-6
-5
-5
-10
-9
-5
-4
-4
-3
0
-5
-7
-5
-10
1550
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2100
2200
2600
2200
2100
2400
1650
2350
2750
2750
2750
3200
3300
2850
3250
2900
Cloud base (m)
2650
2100
2700
3150
2250
2650
2450
2150
2650
2150
3100
3300
3350
3200
3350
2900
3550
6100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-4-4-5-2-4-5-5-5-3-1-104214-1-304125222-137471177115
Sunrise
5:48
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

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.
55 minutes ago
-5° C
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
55 minutes ago
0° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 289).
30
53 km SW
865m alt.
35 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 52).
2
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
55 minutes ago
-1° C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
42 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 256).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
55 minutes ago
-2° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 10).
0.0 km
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
2

* 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.