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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2900
3650
4600
4650
2150
2100
2700
2150
2950
3400
2150
2200
2150
km/h
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
35
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SE
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
6
1
1
1
 mm
0.4
max °C
6
6
8
11
10
8
10
8
0
0
0
-3
1
1
-2
-1
-1
min °C
5
5
6
10
7
7
9
2
0
0
-4
-4
0
-2
-2
-2
-2
 chill °C
3
3
4
8
3
5
9
0
-3
-5
-10
-10
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
Freezing level m
3500
3700
3850
4100
3950
3850
4050
3800
2900
2800
2500
2200
2800
2900
2450
2600
2550
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Sunrise
6:54
6:56
6:56
6:58
7:00
Sunset
8:28
8:25
8:23
8:22
8:20
8:16

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 220).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 311 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 293).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 286).
5
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
4 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 145).
11

* 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.