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– Lat/Long: 51.01° N 115.35° W

Big Sister
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 pm Tue 09 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, extremely windy from the WSW by Mon morning).

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
30
W
30
SW
40
WSW
25
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
40
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
60
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
80
WSW
45
WSW
 cm 
2
7
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-12
-8
-7
-6
-6
-7
-9
-10
-11
-10
-8
-6
-3
-2
-4
-4
-3
min°C
-12
-11
-7
-6
-8
-8
-10
-11
-11
-10
-10
-7
-3
-3
-4
-5
-4
chill°C 
-26
-20
-17
-15
-14
-19
-21
-20
-18
-20
-18
-14
-12
-14
-13
-17
-14
Freezing level (m
500
500
1200
1150
1300
700
0
0
650
650
0
1150
1300
1850
1700
1500
1650
Cloud base (m)
3000
1850
2050
2150
1900
1900
1900
1900
1850
1850
1900
1900
2150
1900
1900
1900
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-10-7-6-7-8-10-11-11-10-9-7-3-3-4-5-4-7-7-4-3-3-6-8-12-9-6-9-5-1-1-2-2-1
Sunrise
8:33
8:33
8:34
8:36
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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Big Sister Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, extremely windy from the WSW by Mon morning).

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
1° C
No report.
21 km ENE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 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
-6° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
51 km ENE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 189).
3
60 km E
1286m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 149).
10
66 km SSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 269).
0
Swansea Mtn
70 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 142).
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.