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– Lat/Long: 51.01° N 115.35° W

Big Sister
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 am Wed 26 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
SW
25
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
E
10
SE
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
40
WSW
 cm 
4
4
4
1.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-4
-1
-1
-4
-9
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
min°C
-4
-2
-2
-6
-10
-11
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-8
-9
-9
-8
-10
chill°C 
-9
-8
-6
-10
-16
-16
-14
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-10
-11
-14
-14
-13
-21
Freezing level (m
2000
2600
2400
2000
1700
800
700
1550
900
1250
1850
1150
1250
1950
1250
1450
2000
1450
Cloud base (m)
1900
1950
2150
1900
1900
1900
1900
1900
1900
1900
1900
1900
1900
2150
1900
1900
2300
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-2-2-5-10-10-8-7-8-8-8-9-10-8-9-9-8-9142-1-3-7-5-3-5-3-1-5-3-1-5-20-4
Sunrise
7:31
7:28
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:20
Sunset
8:02
8:05
8:07
8:07
8:09
8:12

Big Sister Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Big Sister is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Big Sister Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
21 km ENE
1346m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
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
-6° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 350 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
1° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 80).
0.0 km
51 km ENE
1158m alt.
53 minutes ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
60 km E
1286m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 160).
13
64 km ENE
1138m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 66 degs) was rejected.
66 km SSW
914m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 269).
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.