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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Sat 30 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
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night
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night
AM
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night
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mod snow
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light snow
light snow
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cloud
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain shwrs
mod. rain
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
km/h
5
ESE
5
SE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
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WSW
10
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10
SW
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Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
7
7
6
7
4
5
3
1
1.1
5
0.3
0.1
0.2
1.4
0.4
max °C
3
3
1
-1
-1
-2
-4
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
2
3
3
4
4
min °C
2
2
0
-1
-2
-5
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
2
3
4
3
0
2
-4
-6
-6
-12
-10
-10
-8
-6
-5
-5
-4
-1
0
0
2
0
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2900
2650
2550
2350
2150
2250
2300
2500
2550
2600
2650
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3250
3200
3450
3500
Cloud base (m)
3100
3050
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2150
2100
2100
2200
2700
3050
3300
3250
3300
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Sunrise
5:35
5:35
5:33
5:33
5:33
5:31
Sunset
9:42
9:43
9:44
9:45
9:45
9:46

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Light rain (total 6mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Tue 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 350).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 125).
7
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 141).
5
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the WNW
(8 kph at 289).
10
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 98).
11

* 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.