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– Lat/Long: 51.01° N 115.35° W

Big Sister
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 pm Wed 10 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Fri morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
WSW
60
WSW
55
W
40
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
35
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
45
WSW
95
WSW
85
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
90
WSW
55
SW
95
WSW
 cm 
1
10
1
2
 mm 
max°C
-6
-6
-8
-10
-10
-12
-9
-7
-4
-2
-1
-4
-4
-2
-1
-2
-4
min°C
-6
-7
-9
-10
-11
-12
-10
-11
-5
-2
-3
-4
-5
-4
-1
-2
-8
chill°C 
-15
-13
-21
-21
-20
-19
-19
-18
-12
-10
-14
-15
-17
-12
-11
-13
-22
Freezing level (m
1350
1300
650
0
0
0
550
0
1150
1150
1450
1600
1250
1600
2400
2250
1800
Cloud base (m)
2100
1900
1900
1900
1900
1850
1850
1900
1900
1900
1900
1900
2000
1900
1900
1900
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-9-10-11-12-10-9-5-2-2-4-5-3-1-2-6-2-4-7-9-14-12-7-9-5-1-2-2-2-201-2
Sunrise
8:33
8:34
8:36
8:37
8:37
Sunset
4:34
4:34
4:34
4:34
4:34
4:34

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Big Sister Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Big Sister is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Fri morning). Mainly near gales.

Big Sister Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 210).
21 km ENE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
22 km ENE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
23 km WNW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
25 km WNW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
25 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
51 km ENE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
8
Light winds from the SW
(8 kph at 227).
10
60 km E
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 242).
5
66 km SSW
914m alt.
37 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 261).
0
Swansea Mtn
70 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 148).
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.