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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3900
5600
5000
2200
2150
2150
2650
2850
2150
2150
2350
2950
km/h
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
20
SSW
5
S
5
E
10
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
ENE
5
SE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
S
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Snowflake cm
1
2
6
 mm
1.1
1
max °C
6
7
10
9
8
8
6
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
4
4
min °C
5
6
9
7
7
6
2
1
0
1
1
0
-1
0
3
3
 chill °C
3
4
7
2
6
4
0
-2
-4
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
1
1
Freezing level m
3700
3800
4050
4100
3800
3900
3600
3000
2850
3100
3000
2850
2700
2850
3150
3450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
6710887411210-114410131713141496667546118
Sunrise
6:54
6:56
6:56
6:58
7:00
Sunset
8:25
8:23
8:22
8:20
8:16

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Fri 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 327 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
31 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 293).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
No report.
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
28 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 247).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 200).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 251).
3

* 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.