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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Sat 20 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, gales from the SW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
30
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
WSW
20
SSW
60
SW
50
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
 cm 
1
1
3
2
2
3
2
4
2
1
5
11
1
 mm 
max°C
-16
-15
-13
-13
-11
-11
-12
-14
-12
-12
-12
-11
-10
-9
-8
-13
-12
-9
min°C
-16
-15
-14
-13
-12
-11
-14
-14
-14
-12
-12
-12
-11
-9
-15
-14
-12
-11
chill°C 
-28
-27
-26
-22
-20
-19
-25
-25
-24
-24
-22
-19
-18
-15
-21
-21
-18
-17
Freezing level (m
400
200
450
800
250
350
700
0
500
1050
800
700
1000
1000
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-15-14-13-12-11-13-14-13-12-12-12-11-9-12-14-12-10-12-10-10-8-8-9-9-10-9-7-7-8-8-5-10-12-11-11
Sunrise
8:38
8:40
8:40
8:40
8:41
8:41
Sunset
4:37
4:37
4:38
4:38
4:39
4:40

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, gales from the SW by Mon night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
31 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 252).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
36 minutes ago
-26° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 317).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4

* 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.