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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
N
5
WNW
10
N
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
4
3
2
1
1.9
0.2
0.5
1.1
max °C
-4
-4
-2
-2
-5
-2
-4
-2
1
0
1
4
4
4
5
6
3
3
1
min °C
-5
-5
-2
-5
-5
-3
-4
-3
0
-1
0
3
3
3
5
2
2
2
-3
-9
-9
-6
-10
-8
-5
-8
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
0
0
-2
-2
-3
-9
2050
2150
2550
2250
2050
2450
1950
2400
2850
2750
2800
3200
3300
3200
3500
3500
3150
3100
2700
Cloud base (m)
3000
2450
2600
2750
2150
2800
2300
2150
3250
3000
3050
4800
3400
3450
3450
3250
3300
2600
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-2-4-5-3-4-31-114445433-11251241486711910129995
Sunrise
5:47
5:46
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:41
Sunset
9:28
9:29
9:30
9:31
9:32
9:34

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

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
-2° C
-
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
50 minutes ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 164 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 67).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 249).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
34 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 186).
5

* 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.