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– Lat/Long: 51.01° N 115.35° W

Big Sister
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 5 pm Mon 31 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SW
5
E
0
SSE
5
NE
5
E
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
 cm 
1.0
9
1.0
2.0
4
2.0
3
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-1
-4
-2
-1
-3
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-9
-4
-1
-4
3
5
0
min°C
-1
-5
-4
-1
-8
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-13
-8
-2
-5
-1
5
-1
chill°C 
-1
-5
-4
-3
-8
-8
-10
-11
-12
-10
-17
-8
-2
-8
-4
4
-3
Freezing level (m
1900
1050
1400
1900
1250
600
1100
800
800
1200
0
600
1800
800
1400
2950
1500
Cloud base (m)
2600
1900
1900
2350
1900
1900
1900
1900
1900
2000
1900
2000
2550
2200
1900
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-10-9-11-13-14-14-15-14-15-12-10-5-200-1-5-3-1-6-8-7-8-8-7-11-6-2-515-1
Sunrise
7:16
7:15
7:13
7:11
7:07
Sunset
8:12
8:13
8:15
8:16
8:17
8:20

Big Sister Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Big Sister is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Big Sister Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Big Sister at the specific elevation of 2000 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
0° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 50).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
22 km ENE
1298m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
23 km WNW
1396m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 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
1° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
0.0 km
51 km ENE
1158m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
8
Light winds from the ESE
(8 kph at 110).
10
60 km E
1286m alt.
35 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 111).
5
64 km ENE
1138m alt.
37 minutes ago
-2° C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 91).
10
66 km SSW
914m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 167).
3

* 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.