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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Wed 03 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sun morning). Mainly near gales.

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
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rain showers
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cloud
light snow
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cloud
part cloud
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
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W
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SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
25
SW
45
SW
20
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10
SSW
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SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
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WSW
15
SW
30
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20
SW
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Snow map
Snow map
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max °C
2
3
3
1
4
4
0
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0
-1
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-4
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0
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min °C
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1
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-2
-2
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-7
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-10
-8
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Cloud base (m)
2250
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Sunrise
5:33
5:31
5:31
5:31
5:30
5:30
Sunset
9:45
9:46
9:47
9:47
9:49
9:50

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sun morning). Mainly near gales.

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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
47 minutes ago
12° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 168).
35
53 km SW
865m alt.
30 minutes ago
19° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 301).
11
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
59 km NE
1317m alt.
31 minutes ago
18° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 321).
5
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
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
18° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 310).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
30 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 98).
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* 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.