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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Wed 13 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
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night
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PM
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PM
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
25
SSE
70
SSW
15
WSW
25
W
45
W
15
WSW
10
W
20
W
10
S
10
SW
10
W
5
N
0
N
5
NNW
5
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
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4
4
10
3
3
6
2
2
1
max °C
8
4
-1
-4
-2
-3
-6
-3
-3
-8
-8
-8
-8
-6
-7
-7
-4
-4
min °C
5
2
-3
-4
-2
-6
-7
-4
-7
-8
-8
-9
-9
-6
-8
-7
-5
-5
-1
-5
-8
-11
-10
-10
-12
-10
-12
-13
-12
-9
-9
-9
-12
-10
-8
-9
3850
3350
2400
2200
2550
2200
2000
2350
2000
1750
1800
1300
1600
2000
1300
1800
2250
2000
Cloud base (m)
5350
3250
2450
2150
2400
3050
2750
2650
2950
2100
2150
2150
2150
2250
2150
2150
2250
2850
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Sunrise
5:56
5:54
5:52
5:52
5:50
5:48
Sunset
9:19
9:21
9:22
9:23
9:24
9:25

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 220).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 19).
24
53 km SW
865m alt.
57 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 291).
2
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
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
9° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 288).
3
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
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
4° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 101).
8

* 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.