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– Lat/Long: 51.01° N 115.35° W

Big Sister
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 pm Mon 10 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
55
W
30
W
30
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
30
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
25
SW
50
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
45
WSW
55
WSW
 cm 
2
2
 mm 
max°C
-5
-5
-6
-4
-4
-4
-1
-1
-1
-2
-4
-6
-7
-8
-7
-7
-6
-3
-2
min°C
-5
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-1
-1
-4
-6
-6
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-5
-3
chill°C 
-14
-14
-16
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-12
-16
-15
-16
-16
-17
-15
-14
-13
-12
Freezing level (m
1850
1950
1800
1350
1900
1700
1600
2650
2550
2350
2150
1800
1400
1750
1450
1250
1950
2150
2200
Cloud base (m)
1950
1950
2200
1950
1900
2150
2250
1900
2050
1900
1900
2700
1900
2050
2450
2150
2050
2050
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-6-5-4-4-3-1-1-3-5-6-8-8-8-8-7-4-3-1-1-1-2-20-123210-3-3-2-4-201
Sunrise
7:50
7:52
7:54
7:56
7:56
7:58
Sunset
4:59
4:57
4:55
4:53
4:52
4:52

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Big Sister Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Big Sister is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Big Sister Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
14 km SE
1676m alt.
50 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 230).
21 km ENE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
22 km ENE
1298m alt.
50 minutes 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
-3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
25 km WNW
1397m alt.
50 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
25 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
0.0 km
51 km ENE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 182).
0
60 km E
1286m alt.
32 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 173).
5
66 km SSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 251).
0
Swansea Mtn
70 km SSW
1730m alt.
50 minutes ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (80 kph from 145 degs) was rejected.

* 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.