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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Sun 02 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
4050
2850
2150
2600
3200
3400
4350
4250
5850
5050
6850
km/h
15
WSW
30
W
5
N
10
NNW
5
W
0
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
1
 mm
0.1
0.1
0.7
max °C
1
6
4
-1
3
2
4
8
7
8
11
11
11
15
14
13
15
11
min °C
0
4
-2
-2
1
1
2
6
6
6
10
9
10
13
12
13
15
9
 chill °C
-5
-1
-6
-6
-1
1
1
4
5
5
9
7
8
12
9
12
14
7
Freezing level m
2850
3300
2900
2500
2950
3050
3050
3600
3900
3800
4300
4450
4350
4550
4650
4600
4650
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
151-222377711101114131315108126597101513141815182218202213
Sunrise
6:09
6:09
6:11
6:13
6:15
6:16
Sunset
9:23
9:22
9:21
9:19
9:16
9:15

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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 8°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed 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.
3 hours ago
-
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 313).
39
53 km SW
865m alt.
28 minutes ago
20° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 256).
10
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
28 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 295).
21
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 231).
27

* 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.