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– Lat/Long: 51.01° N 115.35° W

Big Sister
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 am Sat 29 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, severe gales from the W by Thu night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
0
SSW
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
25
W
15
W
30
W
30
WSW
65
WSW
 cm 
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-12
-12
-10
-10
-10
-8
-7
-4
-4
-9
-11
-10
-8
-7
-6
-5
-5
-4
min°C
-12
-12
-12
-10
-10
-10
-7
-5
-9
-10
-12
-12
-9
-7
-8
-5
-5
-8
chill°C 
-15
-12
-15
-14
-15
-14
-13
-11
-14
-14
-18
-15
-14
-14
-15
-12
-14
-21
Freezing level (m
400
0
0
800
400
0
700
400
0
850
700
550
800
600
0
650
600
450
Cloud base (m)
4300
1900
1900
2300
2000
1950
1900
1900
2000
1900
1850
2100
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-11-10-10-9-7-5-7-10-12-11-9-7-7-5-5-6-11-9-12-9-7-10-7-5-7-7-7-9-8-5-8-6-5-6
Sunrise
8:18
8:21
8:22
8:23
8:25
8:26
Sunset
4:38
4:37
4:37
4:37
4:36
4:36

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Big Sister Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Big Sister is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Big Sister Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, severe gales from the W by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
21 km ENE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
22 km ENE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
23 km WNW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
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
-16° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
51 km ENE
1158m alt.
54 minutes ago
-19° C
-
Wind obs. (10 kph from 204 degs) was rejected.
60 km E
1286m alt.
45 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
8
66 km SSW
914m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
0
Swansea Mtn
70 km SSW
1730m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 164).
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.