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FPCN15 CWWG 061853 AAA
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND THE MOUNTAIN PARKS ISSUED
BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:51 A.M. MST FRIDAY 6 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY
AND SATURDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. MST.
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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.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR
FLURRIES. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 1500 METRES THIS AFTERNOON. WIND
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 9. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 CM OVER SECTIONS OF THE
ICEFIELDS PARKWAY. SNOW LEVEL 1500 METRES RISING TO 2000 METRES NEAR
MIDNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING WEST 40
GUSTING TO 60 THIS EVENING. LOW 6 WITH TEMPERATURE RISING TO 9 BY
MORNING.
SATURDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 CM OVER SECTIONS OF THE
ICEFIELDS PARKWAY. SNOW LEVEL 2000 METRES RISING TO 2300 METRES IN
THE MORNING. WIND WEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20
GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
REMAINDER UNCHANGED.
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