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– Lat/Long: 51.01° N 115.35° W

Big Sister
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 11 am Sat 29 Mar Local Time
Updates in:
2hr 43min 39s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
 mph
5
SW
5
WSW
5
N
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
ENE
0
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
 in 
0.4
1
1
0.4
1
2
1
2
1
4
1
0.4
 in 
max°F
16
18
16
16
18
19
18
18
18
14
16
14
12
14
12
7
12
12
min°F
14
16
16
16
18
18
16
18
16
14
16
12
12
14
9
7
10
12
chill°F 
3
7
10
9
10
7
9
10
16
14
10
7
3
5
9
7
3
7
Freezing level (ft
1500
4800
2100
3400
6400
3000
4400
6200
4400
4400
6100
3900
3300
5200
3600
2500
5100
2300
Cloud base (ft)
6200
6200
6200
6200
6600
6400
6200
6600
6200
6200
6700
6200
6200
6100
6200
6200
6400
6200
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
15171616181917181714161312141071112212719263024283026272922232720192520
Sunrise
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:16
7:15
7:13
Sunset
8:07
8:09
8:12
8:13
8:15
8:16

Big Sister Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Big Sister is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Big Sister Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Thu 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
8.7 miles SE
5499ft alt.
1 hour ago
34°F
No report.
13.0 miles ENE
4416ft alt.
2 hours ago
23°F
clear
-
4
Light winds from the E
(4 mph at 80).
0 ftiles
Bow Valley- Alta
13.7 miles ENE
4259ft alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Banff Airport
14.3 miles WNW
4580ft alt.
2 hours ago
32°F
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
0 ftiles
Banff Cs- Alta
15.5 miles WNW
4584ft alt.
2 hours ago
37°F
No report.
2
Calm
(2 mph at 350).
2
15.5 miles NW
4656ft alt.
2 hours ago
24°F
clear
-
4
Light winds from the NE
(4 mph at 50).
0 ftiles
31.7 miles ENE
3799ft alt.
1 hour ago
25°F
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 53 degs) was rejected.
37.3 miles E
4219ft alt.
40 minutes ago
34°F
-
0
Calm
(0 mph at 150).
8
39.8 miles ENE
3734ft alt.
41 minutes ago
21°F
-
3
Calm
(3 mph at 90).
7
41.0 miles SSW
2999ft alt.
31 minutes ago
43°F
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 289 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.