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– Lat/Long: 51.01° N 115.35° W

Big Sister
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 pm Fri 12 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
 km/h
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
55
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
W
40
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
WSW
 cm 
5
1
1
2
1
5
 mm 
max°C
-9
-2
0
0
-1
-1
0
1
1
0
-6
-5
-4
-4
-7
-12
-10
-8
-12
min°C
-11
-7
-1
-2
-3
-2
-1
0
-1
-4
-8
-8
-8
-4
-9
-15
-14
-10
-15
chill°C 
-15
-13
-7
-10
-11
-9
-6
-7
-7
-14
-16
-14
-14
-9
-20
-22
-21
-15
-22
Freezing level (m
0
1200
1250
1350
1750
1450
1700
2450
1750
1800
950
550
900
1400
750
0
200
50
0
Cloud base (m)
1900
1900
2000
1900
1950
2150
1900
1850
1900
1900
2050
1900
1900
2550
1900
1900
1900
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-5-2-2-5-5-2-1-3-7-12-12-9-10-15-16-15-14-15-10-5-1-1-2-2-110-2-7-7-6-4-8-14-12-9-14
Sunrise
8:36
8:37
8:37
8:38
8:38
8:40
Sunset
4:34
4:34
4:34
4:35
4:35
4:35

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Big Sister Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Big Sister is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Big Sister Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Big Sister at the specific elevation of 2000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Big Sister. 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
14 km SE
1676m alt.
35 minutes ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (46 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
21 km ENE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 120).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
22 km ENE
1298m alt.
35 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
23 km WNW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
25 km WNW
1397m alt.
35 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
25 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
51 km ENE
1158m alt.
59 minutes ago
-15° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 149).
2
60 km E
1286m alt.
16 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 215).
8
66 km SSW
914m alt.
55 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
0
Swansea Mtn
70 km SSW
1730m alt.
35 minutes ago
-4° C
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 305).
17

* 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.