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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Tue 03 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
55
SW
35
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
35
W
40
WSW
60
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
4
1
3
11
max °C
-5
-5
-7
-7
-7
-7
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-8
-6
-5
-4
-5
-6
-7
min °C
-5
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-10
-10
-12
-12
-11
-10
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-11
-15
-15
-15
-13
-12
-12
-14
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-12
-14
-15
-15
-17
-21
1700
1800
1350
1750
1850
1400
1450
1550
600
1250
1400
1000
1250
1550
1300
1750
1900
500
Cloud base (m)
2100
2200
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2200
2150
2250
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:20
7:18
7:16
7:13
7:11
8:09
Sunset
6:25
6:28
6:29
6:30
6:32
7:34

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, near gales 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
56 minutes ago
3° C
-
Wind obs. (78 kph from 158 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 65).
8
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 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
3
Calm
(3 kph at 199).
3
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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
7° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 117).
10

* 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.