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Big Sister Weather Forecast

Kananaskis Range · Canada
Issued: 5 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Drizzle, on Fri night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9250
9400
6450
8650
5500
3150
1900
1900
1900
1900
1900
2150
2000
km/h
25
WSW
35
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
0
SSE
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
9
2
2
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
1.6
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
10
11
8
9
11
7
10
12
8
8
8
2
-5
-4
-7
-3
0
-3
min °C
5
10
4
5
10
6
6
11
6
6
7
-4
-5
-5
-11
-9
-1
-3
 chill °C
1
7
2
3
8
3
4
9
1
1
7
-8
-10
-9
-11
-9
-1
-6
Freezing level m
3350
3250
3350
3350
3300
3550
3450
3500
3550
3450
2950
2050
1250
1450
600
250
1850
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2323434452-1-8-12-12-12-10-7-281167117812778-1-5-5-9-6-1-3
Sunrise
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
Sunset
—
7:07
—
—
7:06
—
—
7:04
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:57
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Big Sister Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Big Sister is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Big Sister Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle, on Fri night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
14 km SE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
21 km ENE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
22 km ENE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
23 km WNW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
25 km WNW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
25 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
0.0 km
51 km ENE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 193).
2
60 km E
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 154).
11
66 km SSW
914m alt.
41 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 254).
0
70 km E
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 130).
14 km
Low: broken

* 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.