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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light snow
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2600
2200
2700
3250
5650
3500
3050
2250
2750
3000
3150
9400
9100
2950
km/h
10
SE
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
0
SSW
5
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
3
 mm
0.6
0.2
0.2
2
0.1
0.9
max °C
0
1
1
2
4
3
3
2
1
1
4
3
4
6
6
6
8
6
min °C
-1
0
1
2
4
2
2
2
0
1
3
2
3
6
6
6
7
-2
 chill °C
-4
-2
-1
0
2
1
0
0
-3
-2
1
-1
0
3
3
2
3
-4
Freezing level m
2700
2850
3000
3100
3350
3300
3150
3150
2900
2950
3200
3250
3300
3650
3900
3850
3850
3400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1112433211434666826658118996711810131011158
Sunrise
7:00
7:01
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:07
Sunset
8:16
8:15
8:13
8:10
8:08
8:06

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
1°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 40).
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 321).
37
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 263).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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.
54 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 252).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 292).
8

* 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.