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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Sat 01 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5050
3650
3000
2150
2750
3150
3050
3550
6100
9350
6650
8750
km/h
65
SW
60
SW
25
WSW
30
W
5
NE
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
4
 mm
0.2
0.2
0.2
max °C
14
9
1
5
3
-1
2
2
3
7
7
7
10
10
11
14
14
min °C
12
0
0
4
-2
-2
1
1
2
6
5
6
9
9
10
13
13
 chill °C
7
-7
-6
-1
-7
-6
-1
1
0
4
4
6
8
8
9
12
12
Freezing level m
4650
3600
2800
3300
2850
2550
2900
3000
3050
3600
3850
3700
4050
4400
4350
4600
4850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
135151-2223767101011141421108126598101511131714172118
Sunrise
6:09
6:09
6:11
6:13
6:15
Sunset
9:25
9:23
9:22
9:21
9:19
9:16

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°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.
2 hours ago
-
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 304).
28
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 64).
8
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 309).
8
59 km NE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 305).
2
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
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.