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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5100
9150
6850
8450
3300
4550
3300
2150
2950
3250
km/h
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
45
SW
40
SSW
60
SW
15
SW
25
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
5
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.5
1
0.1
0.4
0.1
max °C
11
11
14
13
11
13
10
5
9
7
3
5
3
1
3
3
min °C
10
10
13
10
10
12
5
5
7
2
2
5
0
1
3
3
 chill °C
8
8
12
6
6
8
-1
2
3
-1
-2
1
-3
-2
1
1
Freezing level m
4250
4200
4450
4450
4200
4400
3900
3600
3800
3700
3100
3450
3100
2900
3200
3300
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Sunrise
6:45
6:47
6:48
6:50
6:50
Sunset
8:38
8:37
8:35
8:32
8:30

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Thu night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
55 minutes ago
16°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 261 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
41 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 245).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
6°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.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 247).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
39 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 300).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
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
7°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
0.0 km

* 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.