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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Wed 22 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
NNW
15
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
15
NW
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SW
5
W
5
W
5
W
7
6
2
1
2
3
2
2
max °C
2
-3
-7
-12
-11
-13
-14
-12
-13
-13
-10
-11
-13
-11
-11
-9
-7
-7
min °C
0
-4
-12
-13
-12
-16
-16
-12
-14
-14
-11
-13
-14
-12
-12
-10
-8
-7
-2
-7
-21
-22
-21
-27
-26
-20
-20
-19
-15
-17
-18
-12
-12
-14
-12
-10
3100
2400
1450
1150
1550
500
850
1450
750
850
1450
950
900
1400
700
1250
1900
1550
Cloud base (m)
5100
2250
2150
4650
3200
2300
5250
3350
2850
2150
2400
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2300
2500
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Sunrise
6:33
6:31
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:22
Sunset
8:45
8:47
8:50
8:51
8:52
8:53

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Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Sat 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
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 308).
72
53 km SW
865m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 299).
13
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 277).
5
59 km NE
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 357).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 340 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
10° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
44 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 314).
14

* 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.