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– Lat/Long: 51.01° N 115.35° W

Big Sister
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 pm Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
W
0
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
45
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
2
max °C
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-19
-16
-15
-15
-10
-9
-10
-7
-10
-9
-10
-12
-13
-11
min °C
-19
-19
-20
-21
-20
-19
-18
-16
-15
-14
-9
-10
-9
-11
-9
-12
-13
-13
-12
-26
-28
-28
-25
-25
-24
-22
-22
-22
-21
-16
-17
-18
-24
-18
-20
-21
-21
-20
0
0
100
0
0
450
0
0
0
0
550
1050
600
1400
1400
400
1200
1300
500
Cloud base (m)
1900
1900
2100
1900
1900
2800
1900
2000
2000
1900
1850
2200
2000
2050
2350
2150
2000
2550
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-19-20-21-20-19-17-16-15-12-9-10-8-11-9-11-13-13-12-20-16-13-16-16-11-17-15-11-14-9-5-8-6-3-7-8-6-8
Sunrise
7:46
7:43
7:41
7:39
7:37
7:35
Sunset
6:05
6:06
6:07
6:09
6:12
6:13

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Big Sister Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Big Sister is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Big Sister Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Sun 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
14 km SE
1676m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
21 km ENE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
22 km ENE
1298m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
23 km WNW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 10).
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
25 km WNW
1397m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
25 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-24° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
0.0 km
51 km ENE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 146).
3
60 km E
1286m alt.
36 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 268).
5
66 km SSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 258).
0
Swansea Mtn
70 km SSW
1730m alt.
55 minutes ago
-15° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 141).
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.