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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Mon 31 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
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
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
ENE
5
S
0
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
WNW
0
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
 cm 
9
2.0
5
4
2.0
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-4
-3
-1
-3
-5
-4
-7
-7
-5
-7
-3
-1
-4
0
2
-1
3
4
1
min°C
-5
-4
-2
-6
-6
-5
-8
-8
-5
-10
-6
-2
-4
-2
2
-1
1
4
0
chill°C 
-5
-4
-4
-6
-6
-7
-11
-11
-5
-10
-8
-4
-4
-5
-1
-3
0
2
-4
Freezing level (m
950
1400
1800
1400
1000
1450
850
850
1350
500
1000
1750
950
1350
2450
1450
2750
2850
2150
Cloud base (m)
2250
2150
2150
2300
2150
2150
2150
2150
2450
2250
2150
2250
2300
2100
2100
2200
2100
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-8-10-11-11-13-14-12-13-10-8-5-3-2-20-1-4-5-4-2-5-6-5-8-8-5-9-5-2-4-12-1241
Sunrise
7:16
7:15
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:07
Sunset
8:13
8:14
8:15
8:16
8:19
8:21

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 161).
30
53 km SW
865m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 62).
8
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 70).
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.
39 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 258).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
69 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
0.0 km
70 km NE
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 111).
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.