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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Tue 19 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light snow
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
cloudy
light snow
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
10
WSW
10
W
10
N
5
N
10
N
5
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
W
5
W
10
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
SW
45
SW
15
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
4
2
1
2
0.7
0.3
max °C
-2
-2
-6
-4
-5
-2
1
0
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
5
3
min °C
-3
-6
-6
-4
-5
-3
0
-1
-1
3
1
1
1
2
2
5
0
-7
-10
-10
-6
-9
-6
-3
-3
-3
0
-2
-3
-4
-3
-3
-1
-5
2450
2200
2000
2350
1800
2350
2800
2850
2750
3150
3150
3050
3000
3200
3100
3500
3100
Cloud base (m)
2650
2850
2250
2200
2350
3100
3050
3150
3400
2750
3150
2850
3650
5850
3450
3150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-4-6-4-5-31-10322222525113048571078878127
Sunrise
5:46
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:41
Sunset
9:28
9:29
9:30
9:31
9:32
9:34

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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 Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

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.
44 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 260).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
44 minutes ago
5° C
-
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 300).
54
53 km SW
865m alt.
28 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 258).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
44 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 275).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
44 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
29 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 99).
8

* 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.