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– Lat/Long: 51.01° N 115.35° W

Big Sister
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Fri 05 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
60
WSW
40
W
45
WSW
75
WSW
70
WNW
75
W
30
WSW
45
WSW
25
WSW
5
W
35
W
 cm 
1
5
1
2
9
9
 mm 
max°C
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-10
-10
-7
-7
-12
-10
-9
-9
-10
-16
min°C
-12
-11
-13
-10
-10
-12
-11
-10
-10
-11
-9
-11
-12
-12
-11
-9
-12
-18
chill°C 
-20
-18
-17
-18
-18
-23
-20
-21
-21
-20
-21
-22
-27
-24
-19
-20
-12
-31
Freezing level (m
750
650
100
900
750
750
900
600
600
950
900
1050
1350
700
800
1300
450
0
Cloud base (m)
1900
2000
1900
2150
2250
2000
2000
2050
2100
2050
2150
2050
1950
1900
1950
1900
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-12-10-10-11-11-10-10-11-8-9-12-11-10-9-11-17-9-7-9-8-6-8-7-6-8-7-4-5-6-6-6-5-6-17
Sunrise
8:26
8:29
8:30
8:30
8:32
8:33
Sunset
4:36
4:35
4:35
4:35
4:34
4:34

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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 well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Big Sister Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue morning, calm by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-
21 km ENE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 330).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- 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
-11° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
25 km WNW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
25 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
51 km ENE
1158m alt.
52 minutes ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 154).
0
60 km E
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 282).
3
66 km SSW
914m alt.
43 minutes ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 244).
0
Swansea Mtn
70 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 127).
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.