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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Sun 28 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 28mm) on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon night, min 1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
mod snow
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light snow
rain showers
rain showers
heavy snow
mod. snow
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
light snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
km/h
25
NW
40
NE
40
NNE
15
N
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
W
5
W
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Snowflake cm
13
7
1
1
 mm
16
2
1.2
0.7
0.8
1.8
1.8
3
2
4
1.2
3
1.2
4
1.3
max °C
1
3
3
5
6
5
5
5
3
5
4
2
4
3
2
3
3
min °C
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
 chill °C
-5
-5
-3
0
2
2
2
1
1
3
0
0
1
0
-1
0
0
Freezing level m
3000
3450
3300
3450
3650
3550
3450
3500
3300
3550
3350
3050
3300
3250
3000
3150
3300
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2350
2800
3400
2150
2200
2650
2700
3350
2850
3150
2650
2950
2650
3050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:31
5:31
5:31
5:33
5:33
Sunset
9:57
9:57
9:57
9:55
9:55
9:55

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 28mm) on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon night, min 1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Fri morning). 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
-
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
54 minutes ago
9° C
-
72
Gales from the NW
(72 kph at 325).
104
53 km SW
865m alt.
42 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 122).
5
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
54 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
10° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 260).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 6).
8
Black Diamond- Alta
81 km E
1156m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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.