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– Lat/Long: 51.01° N 115.35° W

Big Sister
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 pm Thu 17 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
25
WSW
15
SW
30
WSW
0
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
15
NNW
15
N
5
NNE
10
N
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
0
NNE
 cm 
1.0
2.0
5
3
4
8
3
5
1.0
6
2.0
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-6
-2
1
1
-5
-5
-6
-11
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-9
-10
-9
-6
-7
min°C
-10
-4
-1
-3
-6
-5
-10
-11
-10
-10
-11
-10
-11
-11
-10
-10
-9
-7
-8
chill°C 
-16
-9
-5
-8
-12
-13
-14
-16
-14
-14
-18
-16
-17
-16
-10
-10
-12
-10
-11
Freezing level (m
1000
1850
2800
3150
2100
2350
1650
1300
1650
1400
1450
1700
1000
1350
1750
900
1650
2150
1350
Cloud base (m)
2500
1950
4250
6350
2450
1900
1950
1900
1850
1850
1900
1900
1900
1900
2350
1900
1900
2900
2600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-30-1-6-5-8-11-10-10-11-10-11-11-10-10-9-7-8-516113-3-5-3-4-4-3-6-4-2-5-12-3
Sunrise
6:41
6:37
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:30
Sunset
8:40
8:43
8:44
8:45
8:47
8:49

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Big Sister Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Big Sister is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Big Sister Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
-8° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BowValley-Alta
22 km ENE
1298m alt.
41 minutes 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
-1° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BanffCs-Alta
25 km WNW
1397m alt.
41 minutes ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
25 km NW
1419m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 260).
0.0 km
51 km ENE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
8
Light winds from the W
(8 kph at 262).
8
51 km E
1317m alt.
38 minutes ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 306).
0
60 km E
1286m alt.
52 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
64 km ENE
1138m alt.
59 minutes ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 152 degs) was rejected.

* 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.