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Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Mon 13 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
NE
5
N
10
NW
5
W
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
1
2
2
6
2
5
7
1
2
2
max °C
-4
-4
-7
-7
-9
-10
-9
-14
-14
-11
-11
-11
-9
-9
-9
-7
-6
min °C
-4
-6
-7
-8
-10
-10
-11
-16
-15
-12
-12
-12
-10
-10
-10
-8
-7
-9
-12
-15
-16
-17
-17
-16
-23
-20
-17
-16
-16
-15
-14
-14
-12
-12
2300
1950
1750
1900
1400
1450
1700
550
500
1350
700
1150
1700
1200
1500
1900
1400
Cloud base (m)
2150
2350
2100
2100
2100
2100
2800
2200
2150
2150
2450
2150
2450
2300
2100
2300
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-7-8-10-10-10-15-15-12-12-12-10-10-10-8-720-2-2-4-4-4-10-9-5-8-5-3-5-3-1-3
Sunrise
6:48
6:47
6:45
6:43
6:41
Sunset
8:31
8:34
8:35
8:37
8:37
8:39

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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 Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
56
Near gales from the SE
(56 kph at 130).
63
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 84).
10
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
59 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 69).
2
59 km NE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 316).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
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.