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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Tue 19 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
5
N
5
W
10
N
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
10
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
15
SW
50
SW
40
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
4
2
4
2
0.2
0.9
0.9
0.4
0.1
max °C
-4
-2
-2
-5
-4
-4
-3
1
0
1
4
3
2
4
4
3
6
3
min °C
-6
-3
-6
-6
-4
-5
-3
0
-1
0
3
2
2
4
3
3
5
-1
-10
-7
-11
-9
-4
-9
-6
-3
-3
-2
0
0
-1
0
-1
-1
-2
-6
2100
2500
2200
1950
2400
1600
2350
2800
2800
2800
3200
3200
3050
3400
3400
3200
3600
3050
Cloud base (m)
2350
2600
2850
2150
2700
2300
2100
3050
2900
3350
3300
3200
3250
3300
9050
3250
3150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-3-4-6-4-5-31-114324436125113-14857118911910137
Sunrise
5:47
5:46
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:41
Sunset
9:28
9:29
9:30
9:31
9:32
9:34

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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the SW by Sun night).

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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 220).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 249 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 259).
11
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
0.0 km
BowValley-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.
54 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 278).
3
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
11° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 291).
19

* 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.