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UPDATED FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND THE MOUNTAIN PARKS ISSUED
BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 12:20 P.M. MST TUESDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2026 FOR
TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.
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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HANNA - CORONATION - OYEN.
TODAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. BLOWING SNOW THIS
AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING NORTHWEST 40 GUSTING TO 70 THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE
FALLING TO MINUS 16 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 29 THIS
AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY AND BLOWING SNOW ENDING OVERNIGHT THEN
CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND
NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 70 DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40
OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 22. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 31. RISK OF
FROSTBITE.
WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE
MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING
TO 40. HIGH MINUS 20. WIND CHILL MINUS 33 IN THE MORNING AND
MINUS 28 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
MEDICINE HAT - BOW ISLAND - SUFFIELD.
TODAY..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY. AMOUNT 10 CM. BLOWING SNOW THIS
AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
INCREASING TO 50 GUSTING TO 80 THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE FALLING
TO MINUS 14 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 24 THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. BLOWING SNOW
THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND NORTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO
80 DIMINISHING TO 30 GUSTING TO 50 THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 20. WIND
CHILL MINUS 24 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 29 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF
FROSTBITE.
WEDNESDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN
THE AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH MINUS 18.
WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 30. RISK OF FROSTBITE. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
REMAINDER UNCHANGED.
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