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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Fri 19 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Sat night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
light rain
snow showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light rain
snow shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
km/h
5
SSW
10
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
W
5
SW
15
W
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
5
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
0.2
1.4
1.2
0.1
1.2
0.6
max °C
3
7
7
6
8
0
1
3
1
1
6
5
7
9
8
8
11
9
min °C
1
6
5
5
6
-1
-1
2
0
0
4
4
5
9
6
7
10
7
 chill °C
0
4
0
0
2
-6
-4
-2
-2
-2
2
2
4
7
5
6
9
7
Freezing level m
3000
3600
3800
3600
3850
2750
2700
3100
2850
2900
3300
3650
3550
3900
3750
3800
4150
3950
Cloud base (m)
3600
5550
3900
4100
2150
2300
3250
2600
2400
3300
8250
4200
4300
4300
4400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
27667-10311556978118914111314571058129131713141814
Sunrise
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:28
Sunset
9:55
9:55
9:57
9:57
9:57
9:57

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A dusting of snow on Sat night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Mon 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
20° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 145).
54
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 187).
11
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 160).
3
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 145).
23

* 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.