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– Lat/Long: 51.01° N 115.35° W

Big Sister
Weather Forecast, Canada

Issued: 10 am Fri 21 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, gales from the W by Tue night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
35
WSW
55
W
50
WSW
70
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
65
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
40
W
60
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
25
WSW
 cm 
2.0
2.0
 mm 
max°C
-7
-7
-4
-5
-5
-5
-4
-5
-6
-9
-10
-10
-11
-11
-9
-8
-9
-6
min°C
-7
-8
-8
-6
-7
-6
-6
-6
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-9
-10
-8
chill°C 
-15
-20
-19
-18
-18
-16
-14
-13
-22
-19
-18
-18
-23
-22
-22
-20
-22
-17
Freezing level (m
1250
1350
550
1550
1700
1050
1900
1850
1150
1550
1600
800
1500
1500
850
1250
1650
1100
Cloud base (m)
1850
2100
1900
1900
2300
2000
1900
2050
1900
2150
2200
1950
2100
2750
1900
1900
2450
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-6-6-6-6-5-6-8-9-10-11-11-11-10-9-10-7-5-3-6-4-1-3-10-3-4-3-7-6-4-7-6-3-5
Sunrise
7:41
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:33
7:31
Sunset
6:07
6:09
6:12
6:13
6:15
6:16

Big Sister Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Big Sister is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Big Sister Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, gales from the W by Tue 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
4° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
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
-
Wind obs. (6 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
2° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
0.0 km
51 km ENE
1158m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 196 degs) was rejected.
51 km E
1317m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 347).
0
60 km E
1286m alt.
38 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
64 km ENE
1138m alt.
39 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (23 kph from 171 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.