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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Fri 26 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon night, min 2°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
km/h
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
45
NNE
35
NNE
15
N
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
11
3
 mm
0.2
0.1
0.4
23
4
0.9
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.7
4
0.9
max °C
2
3
2
1
4
4
1
1
3
3
5
6
4
5
4
4
5
4
min °C
2
3
0
0
3
2
1
0
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
2
 chill °C
-1
0
-3
-2
2
-1
-3
-5
-4
-4
0
2
2
2
1
3
3
0
Freezing level m
3150
3200
3000
2750
3200
3250
3050
2900
3350
3150
3350
3650
3450
3450
3400
3400
3500
3250
Cloud base (m)
2650
2750
2150
2950
3200
2350
2150
2150
2150
3000
3400
2300
2400
2900
2850
2950
3100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
23114311335545445391077119757911109111010118
Sunrise
5:30
5:30
5:31
5:31
5:31
5:31
Sunset
9:57
9:57
9:57
9:57
9:57
9:55

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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. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon night, min 2°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue 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.
41 minutes ago
-
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
41 minutes ago
10° C
-
63
Gales from the SSE
(63 kph at 156).
80
53 km SW
865m alt.
27 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 242).
2
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
41 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
18° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
25 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 54).
13

* 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.