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– Lat/Long: 51.01° N 115.35° W

Big Sister
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Thu 04 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
W
25
W
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
20
WSW
65
WSW
45
W
40
WSW
50
WSW
80
WSW
50
W
65
W
35
WSW
 cm 
5
 mm 
max°C
-7
-8
-10
-12
-10
-10
-11
-10
-9
-10
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-10
-13
-11
min°C
-8
-9
-12
-12
-11
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
-12
-14
-13
chill°C 
-16
-17
-19
-20
-18
-18
-19
-18
-20
-19
-21
-19
-20
-22
-19
-25
-29
-25
Freezing level (m
750
450
0
700
450
350
550
650
550
950
700
500
1000
950
950
1150
400
300
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2100
1850
2000
1900
1950
1950
2000
2000
2000
2150
2000
2300
1900
2000
2350
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-11-12-11-11-11-11-10-11-9-9-9-9-8-11-14-12-7-6-10-9-7-8-9-6-8-7-5-7-7-5-6-6-7-10
Sunrise
8:26
8:26
8:29
8:30
8:30
8:32
Sunset
4:36
4:36
4:35
4:35
4:35
4:34

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Big Sister Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Big Sister is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Big Sister Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the WSW by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
-
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 240).
21 km ENE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 260).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
22 km ENE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
23 km SSE
1981m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
Banff Airport
23 km WNW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
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
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
51 km ENE
1158m alt.
48 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SW
(14 kph at 228).
26
66 km SSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
0
Swansea Mtn
70 km SSW
1730m alt.
59 minutes ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 126).
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.