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FPCN16 CWWG 221349 AAA  
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ALBERTA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:49 A.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 22 APRIL 2026 FOR TODAY  
AND THURSDAY.  
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. MDT.  
 
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MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS:  
HIGHWAY 16 - OBED SUMMIT: 1164 METRES.  
HINTON: 1003 METRES.  
GRANDE CACHE: 1280 METRES.  
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BONNYVILLE - ST. PAUL - COLD LAKE - LAC LA BICHE.  
TODAY..RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY. AMOUNT 10 TO 20 MM. WIND EAST 20 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST  
20 GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO PLUS 2 THIS  
AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY CHANGING TO SNOW THIS EVENING. RAINFALL  
AMOUNT 5 MM. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 INCREASING TO 40  
GUSTING TO 60 THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 10  
OVERNIGHT.  
THURSDAY..FLURRIES. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING  
TO 60. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 10 IN THE  
MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
 
SLAVE LAKE.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS MORNING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING  
THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 THIS  
MORNING. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 3 OR  
MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND NORTHWEST  
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR ZERO.  
THURSDAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SNOW BEGINNING IN THE MORNING. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND NORTHWEST  
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 70 IN THE MORNING.  
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 1. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
WABASCA - PEERLESS LAKE - GIFT LAKE - CADOTTE LAKE.  
TODAY..PERIODS OF RAIN OR SNOW CHANGING TO PERIODS OF SNOW THIS  
MORNING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTH  
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR  
MINUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW  
MINUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 OVERNIGHT.  
THURSDAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND NORTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50.  
HIGH ZERO. WIND CHILL MINUS 10 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
FORT MCMURRAY - FORT MACKAY.  
TODAY..RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW OR RAIN THIS MORNING. RISK OF FREEZING  
RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5 CM EXCEPT RAINFALL AMOUNT  
5 MM IN AREAS SOUTH OF FORT MCMURRAY. WIND EAST 20 KM/H BECOMING  
LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 1. UV INDEX 1 OR  
LOW.  
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H.  
LOW MINUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 OVERNIGHT.  
THURSDAY..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY. AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST  
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR  
MINUS 3. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 12. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
HIGH LEVEL - RAINBOW LAKE - FORT VERMILION - MACKENZIE HWY.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES CHANGING  
TO 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES THIS AFTERNOON.  
RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS  
MORNING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 5 THIS  
MORNING. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES  
CHANGING TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS EVENING. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 5.  
WIND CHILL MINUS 11 OVERNIGHT.  
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE  
MORNING. HIGH PLUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 11 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 3  
OR MODERATE.  
 
REMAINDER UNCHANGED.  
 
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