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Defender Mountain
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Sat 29 Mar Local Time
Updates in:
3hr 41min 33s
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 mph
5
WSW
5
NW
5
SE
5
SE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
W
5
W
 in 
1
3
0.4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
 in 
max°F
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
16
18
18
14
16
16
12
16
14
min°F
18
16
18
19
18
18
19
16
16
18
16
14
16
12
10
14
12
chill°F 
10
10
12
14
9
12
14
10
10
10
10
7
7
12
10
14
7
Freezing level (ft
5700
3300
4100
6200
3100
4900
6200
5100
4900
5900
4300
4600
5600
4400
3600
5200
3100
Cloud base (ft)
6900
7100
7100
7100
7200
7400
7100
7100
7100
7100
7200
7100
7200
8200
7100
7100
7200
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
18171819191919171618171416141115132823273024283026283025262824222720
Sunrise
7:22
7:20
7:16
7:15
7:13
Sunset
8:07
8:08
8:10
8:13
8:14
8:15

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Defender Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Defender Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
23.6 miles NNE
5499ft alt.
1 hour ago
34°F
No report.
Swansea Mtn
29.8 miles SW
5676ft alt.
1 hour ago
34°F
-
4
Light winds from the WSW
(4 mph at 247).
6
32.9 miles SW
2838ft alt.
33 minutes ago
50°F
Dry
0
Calm
(0 mph at 295).
3
33.6 miles NNE
4416ft alt.
2 hours ago
28°F
clear
-
4
Light winds from the NNE
(4 mph at 30).
0 ftiles
Bow Valley- Alta
34.8 miles NNE
4259ft alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 mph at 70).
16
34.8 miles WSW
2999ft alt.
1 hour ago
43°F
Dry
0
Calm
(0 mph at 261).
0
Banff Airport
41.0 miles NW
4580ft alt.
2 hours ago
31°F
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0 ftiles
Banff Cs- Alta
42.3 miles NW
4584ft alt.
2 hours ago
37°F
No report.
2
Calm
(2 mph at 350).
2
42.9 miles NW
4656ft alt.
2 hours ago
27°F
clear
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 mph at 90).
0 ftiles
43.5 miles NE
4219ft alt.
35 minutes ago
34°F
-
0
Calm
(0 mph at 127).
7

* 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.