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– Lat/Long: 51.01° N 115.35° W

Big Sister
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Tue 29 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
30
SW
10
SE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
 cm 
3
3
8
 mm 
max°C
-5
-6
-4
-3
-2
0
3
4
5
5
4
6
5
-2
-4
-5
-4
0
0
min°C
-7
-7
-4
-4
-2
-1
1
3
4
4
4
6
1
-4
-5
-6
-4
-2
0
chill°C 
-11
-12
-8
-8
-5
-4
-3
0
1
1
2
3
-3
-7
-7
-10
-7
-5
-4
Freezing level (m
1900
2000
2500
2150
2600
2900
3250
3500
3500
3600
3500
3650
3500
2650
2150
2150
2350
2750
3000
Cloud base (m)
2100
1900
3100
2950
8700
8450
1900
1900
1900
2000
2850
6300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-4-4-2-12455463-3-5-6-4-10-11515861013911149320385
Sunrise
6:16
6:15
6:13
6:11
6:09
6:07
Sunset
9:00
9:01
9:04
9:05
9:07
9:08

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Big Sister Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Big Sister is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Big Sister Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Nakiska Ridgetop- Alta
14 km SE
1676m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
21 km ENE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 110).
0.0 km
Bow Valley- Alta
22 km ENE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
23 km WNW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Banff Cs- 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
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
51 km ENE
1158m alt.
25 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the SW
(10 kph at 232).
11
60 km E
1286m alt.
24 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
64 km ENE
1138m alt.
29 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the WNW
(8 kph at 283).
10
66 km SSW
914m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 259).
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.