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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Wed 10 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
SW
20
SW
40
WSW
25
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
45
WSW
60
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
60
SW
40
SW
60
WSW
 cm 
6
5
15
3
2
1
1
5
 mm 
max°C
-6
-5
-4
-6
-8
-9
-11
-9
-8
-6
-4
-2
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
min°C
-8
-5
-6
-7
-8
-11
-11
-10
-9
-7
-4
-3
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-7
chill°C 
-16
-12
-16
-15
-16
-17
-16
-18
-17
-13
-10
-11
-14
-14
-12
-11
-13
-19
Freezing level (m
1250
1650
1900
1700
1400
400
900
650
400
1150
1300
1300
1600
1450
1450
1850
2000
1950
Cloud base (m)
2100
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-5-5-7-8-10-11-10-9-7-4-3-4-4-5-4-4-6-4-2-1-2-3-7-8-7-8-6-2-2-2-2-2-11-2
Sunrise
8:30
8:32
8:33
8:33
8:34
8:36
Sunset
4:36
4:36
4:36
4:36
4:36
4:36

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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 -4°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, gales from the WSW by Sat 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
69
Gales from the SW
(69 kph at 220).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 147).
0
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 69).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
40 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 265).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 151).
8

* 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.