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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Tue 12 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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PM
night
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PM
night
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clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
km/h
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
30
S
30
SW
10
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
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1
2
2
12
10
8
7
2
0.1
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max °C
2
5
7
8
4
0
-4
-2
-2
-6
-4
-5
-8
-7
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-7
-5
-5
min °C
1
4
6
6
4
-3
-4
-3
-5
-6
-5
-7
-8
-7
-8
-8
-6
-6
-2
2
4
0
-1
-8
-11
-9
-9
-11
-10
-10
-8
-7
-13
-11
-9
-10
2950
3350
3800
3950
3400
2450
2250
2450
2250
2050
2300
1900
1650
1800
1400
1650
2100
1450
Cloud base (m)
6300
8850
8300
4800
3250
2500
2150
2150
2850
2150
2250
2150
2150
2150
2150
2300
2250
2300
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Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:54
5:52
5:52
5:50
Sunset
9:17
9:19
9:21
9:22
9:23
9:24

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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat morning). 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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 331).
7
53 km SW
865m alt.
40 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 321).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 102).
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.