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– Lat/Long: 51.01° N 115.35° W

Big Sister
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Thu 11 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun morning, moderate winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
 km/h
40
W
45
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
50
W
80
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
80
WSW
70
SW
60
WSW
35
SW
80
W
25
SW
40
WSW
 cm 
2
1
11
3
4
 mm 
max°C
-7
-9
-10
-11
-10
-8
-3
-2
-1
-2
-3
-1
-1
-3
-4
-8
-10
-10
min°C
-9
-10
-11
-11
-10
-11
-6
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
-4
-6
-10
-10
-13
chill°C 
-20
-21
-20
-18
-19
-18
-13
-10
-12
-14
-13
-11
-12
-14
-14
-24
-20
-27
Freezing level (m
800
0
0
200
250
0
1150
1150
1400
1900
1400
1900
2350
1800
1900
1650
1000
1100
Cloud base (m)
1950
1950
1900
1850
1900
1900
1900
2000
1900
1900
2000
1900
1900
1900
1900
1900
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-10-11-11-10-10-5-2-2-3-3-2-2-4-5-9-10-12-7-9-14-11-7-9-5-1-2-1-1-110-1-3-4-6
Sunrise
8:33
8:34
8:36
8:37
8:37
8:38
Sunset
4:34
4:34
4:34
4:34
4:34
4:35

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Big Sister Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Big Sister is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the W by Sat night).

Big Sister Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun morning, moderate winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Big Sister at the specific elevation of 2936 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
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
14 km SE
1676m alt.
52 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
21 km ENE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 40).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
22 km ENE
1298m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
23 km WNW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
25 km WNW
1397m alt.
52 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
25 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
51 km ENE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
-
8
Light winds from the NNE
(8 kph at 28).
11
60 km E
1286m alt.
33 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 72).
11
66 km SSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 269).
0
Swansea Mtn
70 km SSW
1730m alt.
52 minutes ago
-1° C
-
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 311).
50

* 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.