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– Lat/Long: 51.01° N 115.35° W

Big Sister
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Mon 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, severe gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
25
W
10
WSW
15
SW
40
SW
65
W
40
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
75
WSW
55
SW
35
WSW
20
SW
55
W
40
WNW
 cm 
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-12
-11
-7
-1
-7
-8
-7
-6
-7
-4
0
1
2
3
-1
-5
-6
-6
-9
min°C
-12
-12
-10
-5
-9
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-3
1
1
2
-3
-7
-6
-8
-11
chill°C 
-21
-18
-16
-14
-22
-19
-17
-7
-7
-7
-7
-5
-6
-6
-12
-14
-13
-21
-23
Freezing level (m
850
600
1650
1000
1200
1950
1150
950
2050
1350
1100
3100
3100
3450
2650
1850
1700
2150
1200
Cloud base (m)
1900
6900
2950
1950
2900
2000
1900
8300
2100
5500
8200
2100
1950
2050
2000
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-9-3-8-9-8-7-7-6-2123-2-6-6-7-10-7-6-3-3-3-2-5-3-1-3-13132-1-1-1-5
Sunrise
8:26
8:26
8:29
8:30
8:33
7:33
Sunset
6:22
6:21
6:19
6:16
6:15
5:14

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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 below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Big Sister Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, severe gales from the WSW 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
14 km SE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
21 km ENE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
22 km ENE
1298m alt.
2 hours 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
0° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 120).
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
-1° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
0.0 km
51 km ENE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 239).
5
51 km E
1317m alt.
43 minutes ago
0° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 224).
3
60 km E
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 189).
8
66 km SSW
914m alt.
50 minutes ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 241).
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.