098  
FPCN15 CWWG 220033 AAA  
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND THE MOUNTAIN PARKS ISSUED  
BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 6:33 P.M. MDT FRIDAY 21 AUGUST 2026 FOR  
TONIGHT SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.  
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT SATURDAY.  
 
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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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HIGHWAY 93 - JASPER TO SASKATCHEWAN RIVER CROSSING  
JASPER NATIONAL PARK.  
TONIGHT..WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS  
EVENING. LOW 8.  
SATURDAY..CLOUDY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD NEAR NOON WITH  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 31. UV INDEX 6 OR  
HIGH.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND RISK OF  
A THUNDERSTORM. LOW 12.  
 
RED DEER - PONOKA - INNISFAIL - STETTLER.  
TONIGHT..CLEAR. HAZY BECOMING FOG PATCHES OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH  
20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 13.  
SATURDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS LATE IN THE MORNING.  
FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 29. HUMIDEX 30. UV INDEX 5 OR  
MODERATE.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT  
IN THE EVENING. LOW 11.  
 
HANNA - CORONATION - OYEN.  
TONIGHT..CLEAR. HAZY. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H. LOW 10.  
SATURDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND  
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 29. HUMIDEX  
32. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING.  
LOW 12.  
 
MEDICINE HAT - BOW ISLAND - SUFFIELD.  
TONIGHT..CLEAR. HAZY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H THIS EVENING.  
LOW 17.  
SATURDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND  
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 33. HUMIDEX  
36. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING.  
LOW 17.  
 
CYPRESS HILLS PROVINCIAL PARK - FOREMOST.  
TONIGHT..CLEAR. HAZY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H THIS EVENING.  
LOW 15.  
SATURDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND  
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 33. HUMIDEX  
36. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING. 30 PERCENT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS BEFORE MORNING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM BEFORE  
MORNING. LOW 18.  
 
REMAINDER UNCHANGED.  
 
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