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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Mon 20 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
20
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
E
1
12
8
1
2
1
9
0.1
max °C
0
1
1
2
3
4
1
-3
-7
-11
-10
-11
-13
-11
-12
-12
-10
-10
min °C
0
0
1
1
3
3
-2
-4
-12
-12
-10
-15
-15
-11
-13
-14
-11
-12
-4
-5
-3
-4
0
-1
-5
-9
-20
-21
-16
-25
-25
-19
-20
-21
-16
-12
2800
2850
3000
3050
3150
3350
2950
2400
1500
1250
1600
700
950
1500
550
1000
1550
1150
Cloud base (m)
2700
3200
9000
4950
2150
2150
2200
3100
2450
3350
2700
2650
2750
2350
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Sunrise
6:37
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:28
6:26
Sunset
8:43
8:45
8:45
8:47
8:50
8:51

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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat 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
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
17° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 299 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
54 minutes ago
21° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 218).
3
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
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.
50 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (10 kph from 257 degs) was rejected.
59 km NE
1317m alt.
38 minutes ago
18° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 269).
5
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 300 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
17° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 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.