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– Lat/Long: 51.01° N 115.35° W

Big Sister
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Fri 21 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
50
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
60
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
 cm 
2
7
1
 mm 
max°C
-2
-4
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-8
-13
-14
-15
-16
-16
-14
-12
-12
-11
min°C
-3
-5
-7
-5
-5
-4
-4
-6
-10
-13
-14
-16
-16
-16
-16
-13
-13
-13
chill°C 
-12
-14
-16
-16
-15
-13
-11
-11
-14
-24
-23
-25
-20
-21
-22
-18
-21
-21
Freezing level (m
1400
1300
1000
1700
1500
1350
1800
1550
1300
1200
850
0
500
0
0
600
250
0
Cloud base (m)
1900
2000
2100
2050
2050
1900
1900
2000
2150
1950
2450
1900
1900
2300
1900
1850
2200
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-5-7-5-5-4-4-6-9-13-14-16-16-16-15-13-13-12-2-2-4-3-1-2-2-1-4-6-7-11-12-10-13-10-9-11
Sunrise
8:07
8:08
8:10
8:11
8:14
8:15
Sunset
4:45
4:45
4:44
4:43
4:42
4:40

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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 -2°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Big Sister Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Tue 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
NakiskaRidgetop-Alta
14 km SE
1676m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 230).
21 km ENE
1346m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BowValley-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.
3 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
25 km WNW
1397m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
25 km NW
1419m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
0.0 km
51 km ENE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 271).
26
66 km SSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 265).
0
Swansea Mtn
70 km SSW
1730m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 141).
61
70 km E
1204m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
14 km
Low: broken

* 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.