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– Lat/Long: 51.01° N 115.35° W

Big Sister
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 pm Fri 05 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
15
WSW
15
SW
45
WSW
30
W
15
SW
60
WSW
80
W
35
WSW
60
WSW
80
W
70
W
30
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
 cm 
10
1
2
 mm 
max°C
-12
-10
-9
-10
-11
-9
-9
-9
-6
-8
-12
-11
-12
-13
-14
-15
-17
-16
-10
min°C
-13
-11
-9
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-9
-11
-13
-12
-13
-14
-15
-16
-17
-17
-15
chill°C 
-18
-17
-18
-20
-19
-21
-24
-21
-20
-24
-28
-23
-20
-22
-22
-26
-24
-23
-20
Freezing level (m
200
900
750
400
850
600
600
1000
1000
1500
1250
500
600
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1900
1900
2150
2000
2100
2000
2000
2200
2150
1900
2450
2550
1850
1950
1900
1900
1900
1900
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-11-9-11-11-10-10-10-8-10-13-12-13-14-15-16-17-17-13-9-8-5-8-8-6-8-6-4-4-7-7-8-12-14-17-16-14-14
Sunrise
8:29
8:30
8:30
8:32
8:33
8:33
Sunset
4:35
4:35
4:35
4:34
4:34
4:34

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Big Sister Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Big Sister is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Big Sister Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 230).
21 km ENE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
22 km ENE
1298m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
25
Banff Airport
23 km WNW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 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
-11° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
0.0 km
51 km ENE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 144).
3
60 km E
1286m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 126).
3
66 km SSW
914m alt.
52 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 264).
0
Swansea Mtn
70 km SSW
1730m alt.
59 minutes ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 143).
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.