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– Lat/Long: 51.01° N 115.35° W

Big Sister
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 pm Thu 04 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
40
W
20
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
70
WSW
75
W
50
W
75
W
15
SW
10
NW
5
SSW
15
NW
 cm 
1
4
1
4
5
2
 mm 
max°C
-10
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-10
-9
-9
-6
-6
-9
-10
-11
-12
-16
-18
min°C
-12
-12
-11
-12
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-8
-10
-10
-11
-12
-13
-18
-21
chill°C 
-19
-20
-18
-17
-18
-18
-22
-18
-21
-20
-20
-19
-23
-22
-25
-20
-18
-18
-30
Freezing level (m
0
750
700
150
850
800
400
950
800
550
1000
950
1000
1200
900
500
800
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1950
1900
2000
1900
2100
2300
2100
2000
2000
2000
1950
2050
1900
1900
2400
2000
1900
1900
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-12-11-11-10-10-11-11-10-10-10-7-8-10-11-12-13-17-20-9-9-7-9-8-5-8-7-6-8-7-4-4-6-5-8-7-12-18
Sunrise
8:26
8:29
8:30
8:30
8:32
8:33
Sunset
4:36
4:35
4:35
4:35
4:34
4:34

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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 well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Big Sister Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

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
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
21 km ENE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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.
3 hours ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
Banff Airport
23 km WNW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
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
-2° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
0.0 km
51 km ENE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 176).
2
60 km E
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
3
66 km SSW
914m alt.
38 minutes ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 271).
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.