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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Thu 21 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
km/h
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
30
WSW
55
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
60
SW
15
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
7
5
0.1
max °C
-4
-1
-2
-1
1
1
1
4
4
2
5
4
2
4
3
-2
-3
-4
min °C
-4
-1
-2
-2
0
0
0
3
2
2
4
1
1
4
-1
-2
-4
-6
-4
-4
-5
-4
-2
-2
-3
-2
-3
-3
-2
-5
-5
-3
-5
-4
-8
-12
2200
2650
2450
2600
2800
2900
2850
3250
3250
3100
3400
3250
2950
3450
3000
2550
2350
2100
Cloud base (m)
2200
3000
2750
3250
2800
3100
2900
3150
8100
8150
3800
3400
3200
4650
2900
2250
2150
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-1-2-211143253241-2-4-5363576711781278117421
Sunrise
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:41
5:39
5:39
Sunset
9:30
9:31
9:32
9:34
9:36
9:37

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).

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
1° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
6
53 km SW
865m alt.
51 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 79).
3
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 148).
5
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 330 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
6° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
56 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 246).
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.