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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Drizzle, on Mon afternoon followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
heavy snow
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2150
2200
2600
2650
3650
3000
3250
3800
5350
3450
2150
2200
2900
3050
km/h
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
11
 mm
0.7
0.1
0.1
1.5
0.2
0.1
max °C
0
0
0
1
2
3
5
4
4
4
1
2
4
3
4
7
6
min °C
0
-1
-1
1
1
2
4
3
3
3
0
1
3
2
3
6
5
 chill °C
-3
-4
-4
-1
1
-1
2
3
1
3
-2
-2
2
-1
0
3
1
Freezing level m
2750
2750
2750
2950
3150
3200
3350
3350
3300
3400
2950
3050
3250
3300
3250
3600
3800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-1-112354441243476446869128101167118101410
Sunrise
7:00
7:01
7:03
7:05
7:05
Sunset
8:20
8:16
8:15
8:13
8:10
8:08

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle, on Mon afternoon followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh 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.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 125).
24
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 263).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 279).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 10).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 80).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 124).
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.