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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Wed 13 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
part cloud
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
km/h
45
SW
15
WSW
30
W
35
W
15
WSW
10
W
20
W
10
S
15
SSW
15
W
15
N
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
1
5
5
4
5
1
3
1
1
0.3
max °C
4
0
-4
-2
-3
-5
-3
-3
-8
-7
-8
-7
-5
-6
-6
-3
-3
min °C
3
-3
-4
-2
-5
-6
-4
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-6
-7
-7
-4
-4
-4
-9
-12
-10
-10
-10
-10
-14
-14
-14
-15
-13
-9
-10
-10
-8
-8
3300
2550
2250
2550
2200
2000
2400
2050
1700
1900
1400
1700
2150
1600
1900
2350
2050
Cloud base (m)
3100
2450
2150
2500
3350
2150
3050
2850
2100
2250
2150
2350
2550
2350
2150
2500
2900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
4-2-4-2-4-6-4-6-8-8-9-8-6-7-7-4-4114352140-2-1-4-12-1031
Sunrise
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°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.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 220).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
45 minutes ago
8° C
-
67
Gales from the SE
(67 kph at 131).
83
53 km SW
865m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 158).
24
lightning 11km N of Invermere
54 km WSW
1067m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-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
18° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 166).
5
lightning 27km SW of Banff
59 km WNW
2018m alt.
29 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
45 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
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.