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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Wed 03 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 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 afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
heavy snow
cloudy
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
heavy snow
 km/h
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
25
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
 cm 
2
1
12
 mm 
max°C
-10
-9
-8
-8
-8
-9
-12
-13
-10
-10
-11
-10
-11
-9
-9
-11
-10
-7
min°C
-10
-10
-10
-8
-9
-11
-12
-13
-12
-10
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-11
-11
-9
chill°C 
-16
-16
-16
-15
-16
-16
-17
-18
-17
-16
-18
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
-20
-19
Freezing level (m
550
350
0
550
500
250
650
350
300
550
350
300
800
750
950
1100
1000
1200
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2100
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-10-9-8-9-10-12-13-11-10-11-11-11-10-10-11-11-8-9-7-9-8-7-9-9-8-10-8-8-9-8-6-6-6-6-4
Sunrise
8:22
8:23
8:25
8:26
8:27
8:29
Sunset
4:37
4:37
4:37
4:37
4:37
4:36

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

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 afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Mon 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
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 260).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 126).
0
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 70).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 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.
41 minutes ago
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 258).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 170).
0

* 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.