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– Lat/Long: 50.60° N 115.29° W

Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 pm Fri 21 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
5
WSW
15
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
65
WSW
55
WSW
35
W
 cm 
4
3
2.0
16
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-7
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-8
-10
-8
-10
-10
-10
-7
-5
-2
-1
-1
-3
min°C
-8
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-5
-5
-2
-2
-5
chill°C 
-16
-15
-15
-14
-12
-13
-17
-17
-17
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-11
-11
-10
-11
-12
Freezing level (m
550
1300
1550
1350
1700
1800
1550
1450
1400
750
1300
1450
900
1150
1300
950
1300
1950
1200
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-7-7-7-7-7-9-10-9-10-10-10-8-5-4-2-2-4-6-4-3-3-3-1-3-4-4-6-6-4-7-6-3-4-30-3
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun morning).

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu 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.
Swansea Mtn
48 km SW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (109 kph from 147 degs) was rejected.
53 km SW
865m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 66).
0
54 km NNE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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
1° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 176).
2
59 km NE
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 318).
0
Banff Airport
66 km NW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
Banff Cs- Alta
68 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4

* 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.