803
FPCN15 CWWG 171817 AAA
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND THE MOUNTAIN PARKS ISSUED
BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 12:17 P.M. MDT FRIDAY 17 APRIL 2026 FOR
TODAY AND SATURDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. MDT.
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MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS:
BANFF: 1384 METRES.
LAKE LOUISE: 1750 METRES.
HIGHWAY 93 - BOW SUMMIT: 2068 METRES.
HIGHWAY 93 - SUNWAPTA PASS: 2034 METRES.
COLUMBIA ICEFIELDS VISITORS CENTRE: 2006 METRES.
JASPER: 1061 METRES.
CANMORE: 1350 METRES.
HWY 40 - HIGHWOOD PASS: 2206 METRES.
PINCHER CREEK: 1030 METRES.
WATERTON: 1280 METRES.
CROWSNEST PASS: 1300 METRES.
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AIRDRIE - COCHRANE - OLDS - SUNDRE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. A FEW FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS
BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..A FEW FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING
THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 9. WIND CHILL
MINUS 12 OVERNIGHT.
SATURDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH 12. WIND CHILL
MINUS 12 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE - CAROLINE.
TODAY..FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 OVERNIGHT.
SATURDAY..SUNNY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH 13. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 IN
THE MORNING. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
REMAINDER UNCHANGED.
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