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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 7mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2150
2400
6200
3000
6200
3300
2750
2200
2350
2200
2750
2200
3350
8750
2100
2100
km/h
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
35
WSW
10
SW
10
ESE
15
NE
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Snowflake cm
2
8
6
 mm
0.1
3
0.8
0.3
2
1.2
0.2
max °C
0
1
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
4
5
5
2
-2
-3
min °C
0
0
2
3
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
5
4
0
-3
-5
 chill °C
0
-3
-1
1
1
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
2
0
-2
-8
-12
Freezing level m
2750
3100
3200
3250
3300
3150
3250
3150
3050
3050
3150
3350
3500
3850
3200
2550
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
013332321224551-3-455810781077968129631
Sunrise
7:01
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:07
Sunset
8:16
8:15
8:13
8:10
8:08
8:06

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 7mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 316).
48
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 280).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 80).
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.
30 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 265).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 330).
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
9°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 137).
3

* 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.