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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Wed night turning to light snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2150
2250
2900
9050
6900
6500
5550
3950
2150
2100
2500
2200
2200
3000
3400
km/h
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
30
SSW
15
SSE
5
SSW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
5
1
 mm
0.1
1.6
1.2
max °C
0
2
6
6
8
11
10
8
9
5
-1
0
-1
-2
3
2
min °C
-1
1
4
5
7
10
6
7
6
0
-1
0
-3
-2
1
1
 chill °C
-5
-2
2
3
5
8
3
4
6
-4
-5
-5
-9
-7
-1
-2
Freezing level m
2850
3000
3450
3750
3850
4100
4150
3850
3950
3300
2700
2850
2500
2450
2950
3100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:52
6:54
6:56
6:56
6:58
Sunset
8:28
8:25
8:23
8:22
8:20

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle on Wed night turning to light snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 302 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
48 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 287).
10
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-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.
44 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 248).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 10).
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
9°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 187).
5

* 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.