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– Lat/Long: 51.01° N 115.35° W

Big Sister
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 4 pm Mon 08 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Mon
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
 km/h
45
SW
70
W
80
WNW
25
W
25
SW
45
W
30
W
40
W
50
WNW
40
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
50
WSW
70
WSW
 cm 
7
1
3
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-8
-7
-12
-12
-9
-7
-8
-7
-8
-10
-11
-11
-11
-9
-8
-5
-4
min°C
-9
-10
-12
-13
-13
-8
-8
-8
-9
-11
-12
-11
-12
-13
-8
-6
-7
chill°C 
-21
-24
-27
-26
-23
-18
-19
-17
-20
-22
-22
-19
-20
-21
-16
-14
-19
Freezing level (m
1100
1250
1350
450
550
1150
1000
950
0
0
0
750
300
0
550
350
1100
Cloud base (m)
2400
1900
2200
2000
2250
1900
1900
1900
1850
2050
2050
1900
1900
2000
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-12-13-11-8-8-8-9-11-12-11-12-11-8-6-6-4-4-6-7-8-5-4-5-9-13-11-8-8-11-8-5-5
Sunrise
8:32
8:33
8:33
8:34
8:36
Sunset
4:35
4:34
4:34
4:34
4:34
4:34

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Big Sister Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Big Sister is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Big Sister Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
69
Gales from the SW
(69 kph at 230).
21 km ENE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
22 km ENE
1298m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
23 km WNW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Banff Cs- Alta
25 km WNW
1397m alt.
57 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4
25 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
0.0 km
51 km ENE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 176 degs) was rejected.
60 km E
1286m alt.
38 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 143).
10
66 km SSW
914m alt.
38 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 173).
8
Swansea Mtn
70 km SSW
1730m alt.
57 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 140).
6

* 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.