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– Lat/Long: 51.01° N 115.35° W

Big Sister
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Wed 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
WSW
5
NE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
45
SW
25
WSW
20
W
10
W
15
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SSW
 cm 
4
1
 mm 
1.1
max°C
9
7
8
7
5
7
7
8
8
7
2
-3
0
3
6
8
9
10
9
min°C
8
7
8
5
5
7
6
7
8
3
0
-3
-2
1
4
6
9
10
9
chill°C 
7
6
7
3
2
4
3
3
4
-4
-3
-9
-5
-3
0
2
5
7
7
Freezing level (m
4250
4050
4000
3900
3650
3850
3850
4100
4050
4000
3250
2550
2550
3200
3650
4150
4350
4400
4350
Cloud base (m)
9050
8750
6950
6950
8850
3100
2050
1950
8500
9450
9550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:20
7:22
7:22
7:24
7:26
7:28
Sunset
7:49
7:46
7:44
7:42
7:39
7:37

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Big Sister Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Big Sister is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Big Sister Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly near gales.

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.
46 minutes ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 220).
21 km ENE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
22 km ENE
1298m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
23 km WNW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
25 km WNW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
25 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 290).
0.0 km
51 km ENE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 211).
5
60 km E
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 141).
3
64 km ENE
1138m alt.
3 hours ago
14° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 155).
19
66 km SSW
914m alt.
35 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 254).
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.