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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Wed 27 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
light rain
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
km/h
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
10
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
5
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
7
5
17
28
5
1
1.4
6
9
0.1
0.5
0.1
0.3
1.3
3
max °C
9
10
8
9
12
11
8
9
7
4
4
2
-1
-2
-4
-4
-4
-3
min °C
8
8
8
8
12
8
6
8
4
3
4
0
-1
-3
-5
-5
-4
-3
6
6
8
6
10
6
4
5
4
2
2
-4
-4
-7
-10
-9
-8
-7
4050
4150
4150
3950
4350
4300
4000
3900
3700
3300
3400
3050
2700
2350
1900
2000
2200
2150
Cloud base (m)
4600
2550
4100
4400
4500
7950
3500
3300
2250
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
99891210796441-1-3-5-5-4-31416121519141316111011742-1111
Sunrise
5:37
5:37
5:35
5:35
5:35
5:33
Sunset
9:37
9:38
9:39
9:42
9:43
9:44

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sun 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.
1 hour ago
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 318).
39
53 km SW
865m alt.
55 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 294).
8
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the W
(8 kph at 266).
10
59 km NE
1317m alt.
56 minutes ago
18° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 126).
6
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 330 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
12° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
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.