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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Tue 24 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
45
WSW
60
WSW
45
WSW
15
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
35
W
40
W
3
1
3
7
6
max °C
-14
-14
-13
-12
-13
-12
-11
-10
-11
-12
-12
-12
-14
-13
-10
-9
-8
-7
min °C
-14
-14
-14
-13
-14
-13
-12
-11
-11
-13
-13
-14
-14
-13
-12
-10
-8
-8
-21
-21
-22
-21
-23
-23
-24
-23
-24
-21
-22
-23
-21
-20
-20
-17
-17
-17
700
850
200
650
900
350
850
1350
600
750
650
0
650
1000
450
950
1150
850
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:35
7:33
7:31
7:28
7:26
7:24
Sunset
6:14
6:15
6:16
6:19
6:21
6:22

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W 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.
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 240).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 136).
0
53 km SW
865m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 50).
5
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 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.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 233).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 337).
2
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
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.