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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Sat 18 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
clear
 km/h
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
35
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
0
N
10
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
3
5
3
1
6
2
0.1
0.3
max °C
-4
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
-1
-3
-7
-11
-8
-9
-12
-10
-12
min °C
-6
-2
0
-1
0
0
1
1
2
1
-2
-5
-12
-12
-8
-11
-12
-11
-14
-11
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-2
1
-6
-11
-21
-21
-15
-16
-19
-16
-22
1350
2350
2800
2750
2750
2850
3000
3000
3100
3300
2600
2350
1350
1250
1850
1500
1050
1600
600
Cloud base (m)
2450
2250
2400
2650
3500
2750
3200
8850
3400
2200
2150
2200
2200
2550
2150
2900
2600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-10-1011132-2-4-10-12-8-10-12-11-13-3253585710632-4-5-1-5-6-4-9
Sunrise
6:39
6:37
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:28
Sunset
8:42
8:43
8:45
8:45
8:47
8:50

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Wed 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
51 minutes ago
1° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 129).
30
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 73).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 260).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
49 minutes ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 320).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 200).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
0.0 km

* 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.