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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle, on Wed night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
5450
2250
2150
2150
2650
2700
2150
2150
2400
2100
2150
2200
2350
2500
2200
2100
2100
km/h
10
SW
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
S
10
ESE
5
E
5
W
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
N
10
NNE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
7
1
1
9
2
3
6
 mm
1.6
max °C
7
9
5
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
-1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
min °C
7
9
2
0
0
-1
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
1
1
1
2
1
1
 chill °C
5
9
-1
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
-5
-6
-4
-5
-1
1
1
2
-2
-2
Freezing level m
3750
3950
3300
3000
2850
2750
2800
2850
2850
2900
2650
2850
3050
3000
3150
3200
3000
3050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
79410-1000-1-2-112221113168765643433575665
Sunrise
6:56
6:56
6:58
7:00
7:01
7:03
Sunset
8:23
8:22
8:20
8:16
8:15
8:13

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Drizzle, on Wed night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sat 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
26 km NNE
1981m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
31
53 km SW
865m alt.
49 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 56).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 174).
8
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
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.