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Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3400
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
2650
2950
3500
3500
5650
4300
km/h
15
SW
20
SW
0
NW
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
7
2
1
 mm
0.4
0.7
9
4
0.1
0.4
3
max °C
7
9
8
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
5
7
9
8
8
9
7
min °C
7
9
4
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
3
4
6
9
7
7
9
6
 chill °C
4
6
2
0
0
-2
-2
-2
1
2
2
3
4
7
3
4
7
5
Freezing level m
3800
3950
3800
3250
3100
3050
3000
2950
3050
3100
3200
3600
3700
3950
3950
3900
4000
4000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:22
6:24
6:24
6:26
6:28
6:30
Sunset
9:08
9:07
9:05
9:02
9:00
8:59

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Fri 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
-
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 335).
26
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 45).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 243).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 346).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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.