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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6600
2700
2150
2150
2600
2150
2150
2150
2150
2500
2700
3000
2150
2400
km/h
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
S
10
S
20
SSE
10
E
20
SSE
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
7
2
1
4
9
3
1
 mm
0.2
max °C
9
7
8
6
1
0
2
0
-1
-1
0
1
1
2
2
3
min °C
6
6
8
2
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-3
0
0
0
1
1
1
 chill °C
2
3
6
0
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-6
-4
-3
-4
-3
-4
-1
Freezing level m
4000
3750
3900
3350
2900
2750
2900
2750
2600
2350
2700
2800
2900
3150
3050
3200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:56
6:56
6:58
7:00
7:01
Sunset
8:23
8:22
8:20
8:16
8:15

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Fri 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
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
-
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 141).
50
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 310).
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.
35 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 239).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 119).
5
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
36 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 213).
5

* 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.