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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9050
9150
8700
9050
3650
3500
2950
3050
8350
5950
6200
km/h
5
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
SSW
40
WSW
35
SW
55
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
W
15
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
 mm
0.4
0.1
0.3
max °C
9
12
11
12
14
13
11
12
9
4
7
6
1
2
2
3
7
6
min °C
7
11
10
11
13
9
9
12
4
4
6
2
1
1
1
2
5
6
 chill °C
6
10
8
9
12
4
5
9
-2
0
2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-1
3
4
Freezing level m
3900
4200
4300
4250
4450
4450
4150
4350
3800
3400
3650
3450
3000
3000
3100
3200
3600
3800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
81211121411101274741223661519161821161619121014988791311
Sunrise
6:43
6:45
6:47
6:48
6:50
6:50
Sunset
8:40
8:38
8:37
8:35
8:32
8:30

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

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.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 331).
4
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 234).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 253).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
59 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 303).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
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.
3 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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.