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FPCN15 CWWG 240024 AAA
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND THE MOUNTAIN PARKS ISSUED
BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 6:23 P.M. MDT THURSDAY 23 APRIL 2026 FOR
TONIGHT FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT FRIDAY.
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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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BANFF NATIONAL PARK
HIGHWAY 93 - LAKE LOUISE TO SASKATCHEWAN RIVER CROSSING.
TONIGHT..FLURRIES ENDING LATE THIS EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS
EVENING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 8
OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS IN THE AFTERNOON THEN
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING
NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH PLUS 3. WIND CHILL
MINUS 8 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND
NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW
MINUS 7. WIND CHILL MINUS 10 OVERNIGHT.
HIGHWAY 93 - JASPER TO SASKATCHEWAN RIVER CROSSING
JASPER NATIONAL PARK.
TONIGHT..FLURRIES ENDING LATE THIS EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. RISK
OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND
NORTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 6. WIND
CHILL MINUS 10 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING SUNNY IN THE MORNING. WIND
BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 7. WIND CHILL
MINUS 10 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 OVERNIGHT.
NORDEGG - FORESTRY TRUNK ROAD HIGHWAY 734.
TONIGHT..FLURRIES ENDING THIS EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS
EVENING. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 THIS EVENING.
LOW MINUS 8. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 17 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH PLUS 1. WIND
CHILL MINUS 17 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND
NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW
MINUS 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 14 OVERNIGHT.
CYPRESS HILLS PROVINCIAL PARK - FOREMOST.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR
FLURRIES EARLY THIS EVENING. FLURRIES AT TIMES HEAVY BEGINNING THIS
EVENING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. LOCAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW OVERNIGHT. WIND NORTHWEST
40 KM/H GUSTING TO 80. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 14 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..FLURRIES AT TIMES HEAVY. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. LOCAL
BLOWING SNOW. WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 70 DIMINISHING TO 20
GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 1. WIND CHILL
MINUS 14 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 8 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 2 OR
LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..FLURRIES. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND NORTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW MINUS 7. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 IN THE
EVENING AND MINUS 14 OVERNIGHT.
REMAINDER UNCHANGED.
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