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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Tue 16 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, severe gales from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
60
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
50
WNW
25
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
50
W
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
 cm 
2
11
9
9
11
3
1
3
5
 mm 
max°C
-10
-10
-7
-7
-11
-14
-14
-12
-12
-13
-16
-16
-17
-15
-14
-13
-13
-11
min°C
-11
-11
-9
-8
-13
-15
-15
-13
-13
-15
-16
-17
-17
-16
-15
-14
-13
-13
chill°C 
-25
-21
-16
-14
-26
-24
-24
-22
-22
-28
-28
-30
-28
-28
-26
-24
-23
-21
Freezing level (m
1050
1250
1450
1600
750
0
300
500
750
550
300
0
0
0
0
450
450
550
Cloud base (m)
2100
2150
2100
2100
2250
2200
2050
2100
2200
2150
2250
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-11-8-8-12-15-15-13-13-14-16-17-17-16-15-14-13-12-7-5-4-3-7-13-12-9-8-10-11-15-13-12-12-11-9-8
Sunrise
8:36
8:37
8:37
8:37
8:38
8:40
Sunset
4:36
4:37
4:37
4:37
4:37
4:37

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, severe gales from the W by Thu night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
53 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
53 minutes ago
-3° C
-
63
Gales from the SSE
(63 kph at 152).
76
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 56).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
53 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
53 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 195).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
53 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
36 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 67).
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.