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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Sat 25 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
5
W
0
SSE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
2
4
3
1
max °C
-11
-11
-14
-11
-11
-10
-7
-7
-6
-4
-4
-5
-3
-1
0
1
1
min °C
-12
-15
-16
-12
-12
-11
-8
-8
-7
-4
-5
-5
-4
-3
0
0
-2
-16
-20
-22
-12
-15
-15
-12
-12
-11
-8
-8
-7
-6
-3
-4
-4
-7
1350
900
750
1350
650
1200
1900
1500
1900
2300
2100
2050
2400
2250
2900
2850
2800
Cloud base (m)
2450
2450
2150
2300
2150
2150
2450
2850
2200
2750
2250
2150
2350
2450
3300
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Sunrise
6:24
6:22
6:20
6:18
6:18
Sunset
8:51
8:52
8:53
8:55
8:58
8:59

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Tue 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 327).
50
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 217).
5
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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.
3 hours ago
8° C
Dry
18
Light winds from the W
(18 kph at 272).
21
59 km NE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 20).
3
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
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
1° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
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.