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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Fri 29 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
10
SW
60
SW
10
WSW
10
SE
5
SSE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
0
NNW
5
SW
10
SSE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
5
6
5
7
6
4
6
4
3
0.9
0.4
1.3
max °C
6
7
6
3
3
1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
1
min °C
5
7
3
3
2
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
-4
-5
-6
-8
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-5
-1
-2
0
3750
3800
3500
3200
3300
2950
2700
2550
2350
2300
2350
2250
2300
2350
2400
2700
2800
2800
Cloud base (m)
2100
3750
4050
3400
3050
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
2200
2450
2450
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Sunrise
5:35
5:35
5:35
5:33
5:33
5:33
Sunset
9:39
9:42
9:43
9:44
9:45
9:45

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Light rain (total 3mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Mon 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 200).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
55 minutes ago
18° C
-
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(46 kph at 163).
63
53 km SW
865m alt.
44 minutes ago
24° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 162).
10
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
37 minutes ago
26° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 159).
3
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 278).
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* 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.