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FPCN15 CWWG 230200 AAA
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND THE MOUNTAIN PARKS ISSUED
BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:59 P.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 22 APRIL 2026 FOR
TONIGHT THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT THURSDAY.
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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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KANANASKIS - CANMORE.
TONIGHT..RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN THIS EVENING. LOCAL
SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. SNOW LEVEL 1800 METRES LOWERING TO
VALLEY BOTTOM THIS EVENING. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 3
OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON
WITH A FEW FLURRIES. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL
AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE
MORNING. HIGH PLUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 4
OR MODERATE.
THURSDAY NIGHT..A FEW FLURRIES ENDING IN THE EVENING THEN PARTLY
CLOUDY. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY IN THE EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 5.
WIND CHILL MINUS 9 OVERNIGHT.
BANFF NATIONAL PARK
HIGHWAY 93 - LAKE LOUISE TO SASKATCHEWAN RIVER CROSSING.
TONIGHT..RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN THIS EVENING AND
ENDING OVERNIGHT THEN CLOUDY. LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 CM. SNOW LEVEL
1800 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM THIS EVENING. WIND NORTHEAST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 5. WIND
CHILL MINUS 7 OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR NOON WITH A
FEW FLURRIES. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL AMOUNT
5 CM. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING.
HIGH PLUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR
MODERATE.
THURSDAY NIGHT..A FEW FLURRIES ENDING IN THE EVENING THEN PARTLY
CLOUDY. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY IN THE EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 8.
WIND CHILL MINUS 11 OVERNIGHT.
HIGHWAY 93 - JASPER TO SASKATCHEWAN RIVER CROSSING
JASPER NATIONAL PARK.
TONIGHT..RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW CHANGING TO SNOW AND ENDING NEAR
MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOCAL
SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE
MORNING. A FEW FLURRIES BEGINNING IN THE MORNING. RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND BECOMING
NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING. HIGH PLUS 3. WIND
CHILL MINUS 5 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
THURSDAY NIGHT..A FEW FLURRIES ENDING IN THE EVENING THEN CLOUDY.
RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY IN THE EVENING. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND
NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW
MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 OVERNIGHT.
REMAINDER UNCHANGED.
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