623  
FPCN15 CWWG 240246 AAA  
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND THE MOUNTAIN PARKS ISSUED  
BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:45 P.M. MST FRIDAY 23 JANUARY 2026 FOR  
TONIGHT SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.  
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MST 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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BROOKS - STRATHMORE - VULCAN.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING THIS EVENING. LOCAL AMOUNT  
2 CM. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H LATE THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE  
STEADY NEAR MINUS 15. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 25.  
SATURDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND BECOMING  
NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH MINUS 14. WIND  
CHILL MINUS 21 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 27 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV  
INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN  
THE EVENING. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW  
MINUS 25. WIND CHILL MINUS 26 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 33 OVERNIGHT.  
RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
CYPRESS HILLS PROVINCIAL PARK - FOREMOST.  
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE  
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BEFORE  
MORNING. TEMPERATURE RISING TO MINUS 15 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL  
MINUS 34 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 24 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND  
NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH MINUS 15. WIND CHILL NEAR  
MINUS 25. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE  
EVENING. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40  
BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 25. WIND CHILL MINUS 25 IN  
THE EVENING AND MINUS 34 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
LETHBRIDGE - TABER - MILK RIVER.  
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING LATE THIS  
EVENING. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE  
RISING TO MINUS 11 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL MINUS 25 THIS EVENING AND  
MINUS 19 OVERNIGHT.  
SATURDAY..SNOW ENDING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY WITH  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 40. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 11. WIND CHILL NEAR  
MINUS 22.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN  
THE EVENING. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40  
BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 18. WIND CHILL MINUS 21 IN  
THE EVENING AND MINUS 27 OVERNIGHT.  
 
CARDSTON - FORT MACLEOD - MAGRATH.  
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING LATE THIS  
EVENING. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. TEMPERATURE RISING TO  
MINUS 12 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 23.  
SATURDAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40  
BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH MINUS 9. WIND CHILL  
MINUS 20 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 14 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLEARING.  
WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 17. WIND CHILL MINUS 18 IN THE EVENING  
AND MINUS 24 OVERNIGHT.  
 
CROWSNEST PASS - PINCHER CREEK - WATERTON LAKES NAT. PARK.  
TONIGHT..CLEAR EARLY THIS EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT  
CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND WEST  
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. TEMPERATURE RISING TO MINUS 10 BY MORNING.  
WIND CHILL MINUS 23 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 18 OVERNIGHT.  
SATURDAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING IN THE MORNING. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND  
WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH  
MINUS 10. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 20.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLEARING.  
WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 15. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 23.  
 
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