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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Sat 22 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
25
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
10
W
 cm 
3
3
3
1.0
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-5
-4
-6
-4
-3
-3
-2
-1
-2
min°C
-5
-3
-3
-3
-2
-5
-5
-4
-7
-7
-4
-8
-8
-3
-5
-3
-2
-4
chill°C 
-12
-8
-9
-6
-7
-12
-11
-9
-12
-13
-8
-12
-12
-7
-9
-10
-9
-7
Freezing level (m
1300
1550
1450
1700
1650
1450
1350
1350
550
1250
1400
700
1150
1300
1000
1200
1500
1300
Cloud base (m)
2150
2100
2100
2150
2100
2100
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2150
2100
2100
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-6-7-8-8-10-10-10-10-11-11-9-5-4-3-5-7-4-3-3-3-2-4-5-4-7-6-4-7-6-3-4-3-2-3
Sunrise
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:33
7:31
7:28
Sunset
6:09
6:12
6:14
6:15
6:16
6:19

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Defender Mountain at the specific elevation of 2000 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.
38 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
38 minutes ago
-3° C
-
67
Gales from the SSE
(67 kph at 147).
80
53 km SW
865m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 66).
3
54 km NNE
711m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
56 km NNE
1298m alt.
38 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
56 km WSW
914m alt.
57 minutes ago
2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 269).
3
59 km NE
1317m alt.
24 minutes ago
4° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 5).
2
Banff Airport
66 km NW
639m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
38 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
707m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
0.0 km

* 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.