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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 pm Sat 06 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
30
SW
40
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
70
WSW
50
W
25
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
30
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
 cm 
15
 mm 
max°C
-9
-10
-11
-10
-9
-10
-9
-7
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-14
-16
-16
-13
min°C
-10
-11
-11
-10
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-12
-11
-13
-17
-17
-16
-16
chill°C 
-17
-20
-18
-18
-20
-19
-18
-23
-23
-22
-20
-18
-23
-24
-24
-22
-21
Freezing level (m
800
600
850
800
1000
1000
1050
1250
1000
750
700
900
250
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2150
2100
2150
2200
2100
2100
2250
2200
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-11-11-10-9-10-10-9-11-11-12-11-13-16-17-16-15-6-8-8-6-6-6-5-4-7-7-8-9-8-15-16-14-16
Sunrise
8:27
8:29
8:30
8:30
8:32
Sunset
4:37
4:37
4:36
4:36
4:36
4:36

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 260).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 142).
0
53 km SW
865m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 58).
3
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
49 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 260).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
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
-2° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
51 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 149).
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.