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UPDATED FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND THE MOUNTAIN PARKS ISSUED
BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:04 A.M. MDT THURSDAY 19 MARCH 2026 FOR
TODAY AND FRIDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.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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CITY OF CALGARY.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING WEST 40 GUSTING TO 60 NEAR NOON. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 3 OR
MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR MIDNIGHT WITH 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. WIND WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT
THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 GUSTING TO 40 OVERNIGHT.
LOW ZERO.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE
MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING
TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
OKOTOKS - HIGH RIVER - CLARESHOLM.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 70
EXCEPT GUSTING TO 100 IN WIND-PRONE AREAS THIS MORNING. HIGH 19. UV
INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR MIDNIGHT WITH 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H
GUSTING TO 70 DIMINISHING TO 20 THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST
20 GUSTING TO 40 AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW ZERO.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE
MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING
TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 40
GUSTING TO 70 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
AIRDRIE - COCHRANE - OLDS - SUNDRE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60 NEAR NOON. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 3 OR
MODERATE.
TONIGHT..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS EVENING WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT.
WIND WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. WIND
BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 GUSTING TO 40 NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW ZERO.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE
MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 20 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
DRUMHELLER - THREE HILLS.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT
THIS MORNING. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLOUDY THIS EVENING. WIND WEST
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING NORTH 30 GUSTING TO 50 NEAR MIDNIGHT.
LOW ZERO.
FRIDAY..CLEARING NEAR NOON. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING SOUTHEAST
20 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
BROOKS - STRATHMORE - VULCAN.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
EXCEPT GUSTING TO 80 IN WIND-PRONE AREAS THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING
WEST 40 GUSTING TO 60 NEAR NOON. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND WEST
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 GUSTING TO 40 OVERNIGHT.
LOW PLUS 2.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD NEAR NOON. WIND
NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE MORNING. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 EXCEPT GUSTING TO 70 IN
WIND-PRONE AREAS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 4 OR
MODERATE.
KANANASKIS - CANMORE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. SHOWERS NEAR THE BRITISH COLUMBIA
BORDER. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 1 OR
LOW.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN RAIN
CHANGING TO SNOW OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS NEAR THE BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER
THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVEL 1900 METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM
OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS
EVENING. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 1.
FRIDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 2100 METRES NEAR NOON.
WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGH 10. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
BANFF NATIONAL PARK
HIGHWAY 93 - LAKE LOUISE TO SASKATCHEWAN RIVER CROSSING.
TODAY..SHOWERS. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 10 CM OVER SECTIONS OF THE ICEFIELDS
PARKWAY. SNOW LEVEL 1900 METRES. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
NEAR NOON. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL
AMOUNT 5 CM OVER SECTIONS OF THE ICEFIELDS PARKWAY. SNOW LEVEL 1800
METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1.
FRIDAY..SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN SHOWERS NEAR NOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM
EXCEPT 10 CM OVER SECTIONS OF THE ICEFIELDS PARKWAY. SNOW LEVEL
RISING TO 1800 METRES NEAR NOON. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
HIGHWAY 93 - JASPER TO SASKATCHEWAN RIVER CROSSING
JASPER NATIONAL PARK.
TODAY..SHOWERS. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 CM OVER SECTIONS OF THE ICEFIELDS
PARKWAY. SNOW LEVEL 1900 METRES. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..RAIN SHOWERS BECOMING MIXED WITH SNOW OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL
AMOUNT 2 CM OVER SECTIONS OF THE ICEFIELDS PARKWAY. SNOW LEVEL 1800
METRES LOWERING TO VALLEY BOTTOM OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW ZERO.
FRIDAY..RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW IN THE MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 10 CM OVER
SECTIONS OF THE ICEFIELDS PARKWAY. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1900 METRES
NEAR NOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
NORDEGG - FORESTRY TRUNK ROAD HIGHWAY 734.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING.
CLEARING THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO
40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. RAIN OR SNOW BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT
THEN CHANGING TO SNOW OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND
SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW
MINUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE
MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 12. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 IN THE MORNING. UV
INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE - CAROLINE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. CLEARING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING
WEST 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
LATE THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND
WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. WIND
BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 GUSTING TO 40 NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW ZERO.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY
IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H IN THE MORNING.
HIGH 9. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
RED DEER - PONOKA - INNISFAIL - STETTLER.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. WIND WEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. WIND
BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 GUSTING TO 40 NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW ZERO.
FRIDAY..LIGHT SNOW ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
HANNA - CORONATION - OYEN.
TODAY..CLEARING. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING
NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 THIS MORNING THEN LIGHT EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H THIS EVENING THEN
NORTH 30 GUSTING TO 50 NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 1.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING. CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H
BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 NEAR NOON. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
MEDICINE HAT - BOW ISLAND - SUFFIELD.
TODAY..CLEARING. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING WEST
50 GUSTING TO 70 THIS MORNING. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN
BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 GUSTING TO 40 BEFORE MORNING. LOW 8.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT NEAR NOON. WIND BECOMING WEST 50 GUSTING TO 70 IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
CYPRESS HILLS PROVINCIAL PARK - FOREMOST.
TODAY..CLEARING. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING WEST
50 GUSTING TO 80 THIS MORNING. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. WIND WEST 40 KM/H
GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 8.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING SUNNY NEAR NOON. WIND WEST
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 INCREASING TO 50 GUSTING TO 70 IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
LETHBRIDGE - TABER - MILK RIVER.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND WEST 60 KM/H GUSTING TO 90.
HIGH 21. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 70 DIMINISHING TO 30 NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 8.
FRIDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. WIND WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 60
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 60 GUSTING TO 80 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 21. UV
INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
CARDSTON - FORT MACLEOD - MAGRATH.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND SOUTHWEST 70 KM/H GUSTING TO 100.
HIGH 19. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND SOUTHWEST 70 KM/H GUSTING TO 100
DIMINISHING TO 40 GUSTING TO 70 NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 9.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 70 IN THE MORNING THEN TO 60 GUSTING TO
90 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
CROWSNEST PASS - PINCHER CREEK - WATERTON LAKES NAT. PARK.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. SHOWERS NEAR THE BRITISH COLUMBIA
BORDER. WIND WEST 70 KM/H GUSTING TO 100. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 4 OR
MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS NEAR THE BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER.
WIND WEST 70 KM/H GUSTING TO 100 DIMINISHING TO 40 GUSTING TO 70
NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 6.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. SHOWERS NEAR THE BRITISH COLUMBIA
BORDER. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO
70 IN THE MORNING THEN TO 60 GUSTING TO 90 IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGH 16. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
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