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FPCN16 CWWG 241332 AAA
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ALBERTA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:31 A.M. MDT TUESDAY 24 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY
AND WEDNESDAY.
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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WHITECOURT - EDSON - FOX CREEK - SWAN HILLS.
TODAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 3. WIND
CHILL MINUS 9 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 14 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1
OR LOW.
TONIGHT..SNOW AND LOCAL BLOWING SNOW. AMOUNT 5 CM EXCEPT 15 CM NEAR
THE SWAN HILLS. WIND EAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LOW MINUS 11. WIND
CHILL MINUS 14 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 20 OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 8.
WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 16. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
GRANDE PRAIRIE - BEAVERLODGE - VALLEYVIEW.
TODAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW
AT TIMES HEAVY BEGINNING THIS MORNING. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND
NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH MINUS 13. WIND CHILL NEAR
MINUS 25. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY AND LOCAL BLOWING SNOW. AMOUNT 10 TO
15 CM. WIND NORTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LOW MINUS 15. WIND
CHILL NEAR MINUS 26.
WEDNESDAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 12.
WIND CHILL MINUS 24 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 15 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
PEACE RIVER - FAIRVIEW - HIGH PRAIRIE - MANNING.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON THEN
PERIODS OF SNOW. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING
NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 13. WIND
CHILL MINUS 31 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 22 THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF
FROSTBITE. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..SNOW AND LOCAL BLOWING SNOW. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND
NORTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LOW MINUS 17. WIND CHILL NEAR
MINUS 27.
WEDNESDAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 15.
WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 27. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WABASCA - PEERLESS LAKE - GIFT LAKE - CADOTTE LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING.
WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 13. WIND
CHILL MINUS 30 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 22 THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF
FROSTBITE. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. SNOW BEGINNING THIS EVENING. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM.
WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H. LOW MINUS 18. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 26.
WEDNESDAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 16. WIND
CHILL NEAR MINUS 26.
FORT MCMURRAY - FORT MACKAY.
TODAY..SNOW ENDING THIS MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND
NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 12. WIND
CHILL MINUS 29 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 19 THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF
FROSTBITE. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. SNOW IN AREAS SOUTH OF FORT MCMURRAY. AMOUNT
2 CM IN AREAS SOUTH OF FORT MCMURRAY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW
MINUS 19. WIND CHILL MINUS 19 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 27 OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 13. WIND CHILL MINUS 29 IN THE MORNING AND
MINUS 22 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
HIGH LEVEL - RAINBOW LAKE - FORT VERMILION - MACKENZIE HWY.
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. WIND UP TO
15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 13. WIND CHILL MINUS 34 THIS MORNING AND
MINUS 19 THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR MIDNIGHT WITH 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 22. WIND
CHILL MINUS 19 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 28 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF
FROSTBITE.
WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES.
WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 15. WIND CHILL MINUS 32 IN THE
MORNING AND MINUS 23 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE. UV INDEX 2
OR LOW.
REMAINDER UNCHANGED.
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