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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Fri 31 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5000
4550
3750
3500
2150
2700
2900
4100
5600
4000
km/h
10
WSW
20
SSW
45
SW
65
SW
60
SW
20
WSW
40
W
5
NNW
10
N
5
WNW
0
ESE
0
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
1
 mm
0.1
0.2
0.2
max °C
14
14
13
14
9
1
4
3
-1
3
2
4
8
7
7
10
9
min °C
13
12
12
13
0
0
4
-2
-2
1
2
2
7
6
6
9
5
 chill °C
12
10
8
9
-6
-6
-2
-5
-5
-1
2
2
6
5
5
7
5
Freezing level m
4550
4650
4750
4700
3700
2800
3300
3050
2550
2950
3100
3150
3700
3800
3700
4100
4150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
141313145141-222387710721182021118126597101512141712
Sunrise
6:07
6:09
6:09
6:11
6:13
Sunset
9:27
9:25
9:23
9:22
9:21
9:19

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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 Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Mon afternoon). 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.
1 hour ago
-
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 132).
43
53 km SW
865m alt.
34 minutes ago
30° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 275).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
0.0 km
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.
36 minutes ago
28° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 214).
0
59 km NE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 313).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
0.0 km

* 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.