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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
9550
6000
8850
3850
3400
3000
2950
2900
3150
3800
4750
5350
km/h
35
SW
40
SSW
60
SW
15
SW
25
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
30
S
25
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
11
12
9
5
8
6
5
6
5
0
2
1
2
6
5
8
10
7
min °C
9
12
4
4
6
3
3
6
0
-1
1
0
1
5
5
6
10
0
 chill °C
5
9
-1
0
2
1
1
3
-3
-4
-2
-4
-1
3
3
2
7
-4
Freezing level m
4150
4350
3800
3450
3700
3600
3300
3650
3350
2700
2950
2850
2950
3450
3600
3800
4050
3550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
10127575463-1212657104171912111510111386968131013179
Sunrise
6:47
6:48
6:50
6:50
6:52
6:54
Sunset
8:37
8:35
8:32
8:30
8:28
8:25

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue 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
-
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 220).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
-
43
Strong winds from the SE
(43 kph at 139).
52
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 291).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
47 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 248).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
35 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 272).
3
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
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.