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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the SW by Mon night).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
8650
9150
6400
3800
6450
6700
3200
5900
3400
8650
km/h
10
SW
30
SW
40
WSW
40
SW
60
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
5
SW
10
S
20
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
35
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.5
max °C
14
13
10
12
9
5
8
6
4
6
4
2
6
5
3
6
5
min °C
13
9
9
12
5
4
6
4
3
6
1
1
4
2
2
5
1
 chill °C
12
4
5
9
0
0
2
3
0
2
-2
-2
1
0
0
2
-6
Freezing level m
4450
4400
4150
4350
3800
3450
3700
3600
3300
3600
3350
2950
3400
3400
3100
3550
3500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
14111012757546325436321151619121115101113881389138
Sunrise
6:47
6:48
6:50
6:50
6:52
Sunset
8:38
8:37
8:35
8:32
8:30
8:28

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the SW by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
57 minutes ago
19°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 23 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
47 minutes ago
29°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 286).
3
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 228).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 292).
3
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 170).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
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.