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Big Sister
Weather Forecast, Canada

 

Big Sister Weather (Days 0-3):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.

(Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sun night).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Wind km/h
15 NW15
10 WNW10
10 WSW10
20 W20
55 W55
65 W65
145 WSW145
70 W70
20 NNW20
25 NNW25
30 NNW30
20 NW20
15 WNW15
10 W10
10 W10
15 NW15
15 WNW15
15 WNW15
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - 2 5 1 - - - - - - - -
High °C
-11 -10 -2 0 0 -1 0 -5 -10 -14 -14 -13 -10 -10 -8 -6 -2 2
Low °C
-11 -11 -9 -1 -1 -1 -2 -8 -13 -14 -14 -14 -11 -10 -10 -7 -3 -1
Chill °C
-18 -16 -8 -7 -9 -10 -12 -16 -15 -24 -24 -20 -15 -16 -15 -12 -7 -2
Freezing level m
900 1750 1000 1050 2650 1400 3000 2250 1150 1000 1350 650 450 1450 450 500 2050 1150
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
-11-10-200-10-5-10-14-14-13-10-10-8-6-22-4-2-312122-4-5-5-7-5-4-7-20-1
Sunrise
8:17 - - 8:18 - - 8:21 - - 8:22 - - 8:23 - - 8:26 - -
Sunset
- 6:31 - - 6:30 - - 6:28 - - 6:25 - - 6:23 - - 6:22 -

Big Sister Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Big Sister is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri nightTemperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Fri night)Mainly extremely windy.

Big Sister Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snowFreeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sat morning)Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Issued local time.

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.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridge top
14 km ESE
2006m alt.
3 hours ago
-6.6° C
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 310).
Bow Valley Airport
21 km ENE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
2.4° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
BowValley
22 km ENE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
-5.6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Banff
24 km WNW
1383m alt.
3 hours ago
-0.9° C
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
Banff Airport
25 km NW
1397m alt.
1 hour ago
1.7° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Big Sister and within an acceptable time window.