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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Thu 25 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
WSW
10
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
S
5
NE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
20
WSW
7
2
4
3
max °C
-8
-8
-7
-10
-11
-12
-20
-19
-14
-11
-8
-7
-5
-4
-2
-1
-2
-4
min °C
-9
-9
-9
-10
-11
-15
-20
-19
-17
-13
-9
-9
-7
-4
-5
-2
-4
-6
-16
-15
-19
-18
-18
-20
-28
-26
-23
-20
-16
-15
-12
-9
-9
-8
-12
-13
1450
1200
1350
1250
600
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
650
550
550
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2300
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-8-10-11-14-20-19-16-12-9-8-6-4-4-2-3-5-4-4-5-5-7-12-18-17-18-15-12-13-10-7-9-5-5-6
Sunrise
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:41
8:41
Sunset
4:40
4:40
4:42
4:43
4:44
4:45

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Sat morning).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
38 km NNE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 41).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 265).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 241).
8
81 km NNE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 163).
2

* 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.