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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Wed 22 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
10
N
15
NE
25
NNW
15
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
W
10
W
10
W
6
10
3
2
1
4
2
1
max °C
-2
-6
-12
-11
-13
-14
-12
-13
-12
-10
-11
-14
-11
-12
-10
-7
-7
min °C
-4
-13
-13
-12
-16
-16
-12
-14
-13
-11
-14
-14
-12
-13
-11
-8
-7
-7
-22
-22
-20
-27
-27
-20
-21
-19
-16
-18
-18
-12
-13
-15
-12
-11
2450
1500
1100
1450
350
800
1450
650
900
1550
950
750
1300
550
1050
1800
1400
Cloud base (m)
2300
2150
4700
2850
2300
3300
2650
2750
2750
2200
2150
2200
2150
2150
2300
2400
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Sunrise
6:31
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:22
Sunset
8:45
8:47
8:50
8:51
8:52
8:53

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -14°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.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
44 minutes ago
8° C
-
67
Gales from the NW
(67 kph at 311).
93
53 km SW
865m alt.
28 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 161).
10
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 160).
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
16° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 289 degs) was rejected.
59 km NE
1317m alt.
41 minutes ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 341).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 330 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
4° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
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.