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– Lat/Long: 51.01° N 115.35° W

Big Sister
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Mon 23 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, gales from the W by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
40
SW
55
WSW
65
W
15
SSW
25
WSW
15
W
35
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
5
SW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
1
8
7
2
2
3
1
max °C
-9
-8
-8
-10
-8
-7
-11
-13
-13
-17
-15
-15
-11
-9
-7
-8
-7
-3
min °C
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-11
-13
-16
-17
-16
-16
-13
-10
-9
-8
-8
-5
-20
-19
-15
-16
-17
-17
-24
-27
-27
-28
-25
-29
-23
-20
-16
-13
-13
-10
600
1850
1100
1150
1400
1350
1500
1400
0
0
850
0
0
1450
350
950
1950
1050
Cloud base (m)
1850
7100
1900
2000
1850
1900
1900
2700
1900
1900
2150
2050
1900
7750
1900
4500
2450
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-9-9-10-9-8-11-13-15-17-16-16-12-10-8-8-8-4-5-1-5-5-4-4-4-6-13-13-8-13-8-4-7-40-3
Sunrise
7:37
7:35
7:33
7:31
7:28
7:26
Sunset
7:58
8:00
8:01
8:02
8:05
8:07

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Big Sister Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Big Sister is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, gales from the W by Wed afternoon).

Big Sister Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
14 km SE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
-
21 km ENE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 30).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
22 km ENE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
23 km WNW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-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
-4° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
0.0 km
51 km ENE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 165).
3
51 km E
1317m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 334).
3
60 km E
1286m alt.
54 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 141).
11
66 km SSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 259).
0

* 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.