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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the W by Sat morning).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
15
NNE
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
N
10
NW
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
W
20
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
1
1
1
4
3
6
max °C
-6
-6
-6
-3
-3
-3
-1
-2
-4
-4
-4
-3
0
0
-1
2
2
min °C
-7
-7
-7
-4
-5
-4
-2
-4
-5
-4
-5
-3
-1
-2
-1
2
-1
-13
-10
-10
-7
-9
-8
-6
-7
-5
-7
-9
-6
-4
-4
-4
-2
-7
2000
1400
1850
2350
2100
2250
2600
2300
2150
2250
1800
2350
2750
2550
2600
3000
2950
Cloud base (m)
2600
2550
2100
2400
2950
2500
2700
2700
2150
2850
2300
2200
3000
2850
2700
3050
3100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-7-4-4-4-2-3-5-4-5-3-1-1-1211-3041352220474595
Sunrise
5:48
5:47
5:46
5:45
5:43
Sunset
9:24
9:25
9:28
9:29
9:30
9:31

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the W by Sat morning).

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.
38 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
38 minutes ago
5° C
-
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 302).
30
53 km SW
865m alt.
24 minutes ago
15° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 295).
8
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 60).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
38 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 260).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 10).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
38 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 38).
21

* 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.