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FPCN16 CWWG 262240  
FORECASTS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ALBERTA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT  
CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MST FRIDAY 26 DECEMBER 2025 FOR TONIGHT SATURDAY  
AND SATURDAY NIGHT.  
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MST SATURDAY.  
 
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MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS:  
HIGHWAY 16 - OBED SUMMIT: 1164 METRES.  
HINTON: 1003 METRES.  
GRANDE CACHE: 1280 METRES.  
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CITY OF EDMONTON - ST. ALBERT - SHERWOOD PARK.  
TONIGHT..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. BLOWING SNOW OVERNIGHT. WIND  
BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE THIS EVENING THEN  
INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60. LOW MINUS 22. WIND CHILL MINUS 22  
THIS EVENING AND MINUS 35 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY..LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ENDING LATE IN THE MORNING THEN  
CLEARING. WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20  
GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH MINUS 20. WIND CHILL  
MINUS 37 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 29 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF  
FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 26. WIND CHILL  
NEAR MINUS 32. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
SPRUCE GROVE - MORINVILLE - MAYERTHORPE - EVANSBURG.  
TONIGHT..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. BLOWING SNOW OVERNIGHT. WIND  
BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE THIS EVENING THEN  
INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60. LOW MINUS 22. WIND CHILL MINUS 22  
THIS EVENING AND MINUS 36 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY..LIGHT SNOW ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. BLOWING  
SNOW IN THE MORNING. WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60  
DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE  
STEADY NEAR MINUS 22. WIND CHILL MINUS 37 IN THE MORNING AND  
MINUS 32 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 27. WIND CHILL  
NEAR MINUS 34. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
FORT SASKATCHEWAN - VEGREVILLE - REDWATER - SMOKY LAKE.  
TONIGHT..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. BLOWING SNOW BEFORE MORNING. WIND  
BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN  
INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60. LOW MINUS 20. WIND CHILL MINUS 24  
THIS EVENING AND MINUS 33 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY..SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY.  
WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40  
IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 21. WIND CHILL  
MINUS 37 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 32 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF  
FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEARING IN THE EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 29. WIND  
CHILL MINUS 30 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 38 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF  
FROSTBITE.  
 
DRAYTON VALLEY - DEVON - RIMBEY - PIGEON LAKE.  
TONIGHT..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. BLOWING SNOW OVERNIGHT. WIND  
BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE THIS EVENING THEN  
INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60. LOW MINUS 23. WIND CHILL MINUS 20  
THIS EVENING AND MINUS 37 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY..LIGHT SNOW ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. BLOWING  
SNOW IN THE MORNING. WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60  
DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH MINUS 21.  
WIND CHILL MINUS 38 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 32 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 29. WIND CHILL  
MINUS 32 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 38 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
LEDUC - CAMROSE - WETASKIWIN - TOFIELD.  
TONIGHT..SNOW. BLIZZARD DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 5  
TO 10 CM. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE THIS  
EVENING THEN INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 70. LOW MINUS 21. WIND  
CHILL MINUS 20 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 35 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF  
FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY..BLIZZARD ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY. WIND  
NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 70 DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 IN  
THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 22. WIND CHILL NEAR  
MINUS 37. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEARING IN THE EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 28. WIND  
CHILL NEAR MINUS 37. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
WESTLOCK - BARRHEAD - ATHABASCA.  
TONIGHT..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 40 AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 22. WIND CHILL MINUS 26 THIS  
EVENING AND MINUS 31 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY..SNOW ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY. WIND NORTHWEST  
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH MINUS 20. WIND CHILL MINUS 34 IN THE  
MORNING AND MINUS 29 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEARING IN THE EVENING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW  
MINUS 29. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 34. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
LLOYDMINSTER - WAINWRIGHT - VERMILION - PROVOST.  
TONIGHT..SNOW EXCEPT BLIZZARD SOUTH OF THE YELLOWHEAD HIGHWAY BEFORE  
MORNING. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. BLOWING SNOW BEFORE MORNING. WIND EAST  
20 KM/H BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 LATE THIS EVENING THEN  
INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 70 BEFORE MORNING. LOW MINUS 20. WIND  
CHILL MINUS 24 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 33 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF  
FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY..SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXCEPT BLIZZARD SOUTH OF THE  
YELLOWHEAD HIGHWAY. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING  
TO 70. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 21. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 36.  
RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..LIGHT SNOW ENDING IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. WIND  
NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW  
MINUS 26. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 37. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
BONNYVILLE - ST. PAUL - COLD LAKE - LAC LA BICHE.  
TONIGHT..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 40 BEFORE MORNING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 20. WIND  
CHILL NEAR MINUS 30. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40.  
TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 21. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 33. RISK OF  
FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..LIGHT SNOW ENDING IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. WIND  
NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW  
MINUS 28. WIND CHILL MINUS 30 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 37 OVERNIGHT.  
RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
WHITECOURT - EDSON - FOX CREEK - SWAN HILLS.  
TONIGHT..SNOW. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 40 LATE THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 28. WIND CHILL MINUS 28  
THIS EVENING AND MINUS 39 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY..LIGHT SNOW ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. WIND  
NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
HIGH MINUS 20. WIND CHILL MINUS 41 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 29 IN  
THE AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 30. WIND CHILL  
MINUS 32 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 39 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
HINTON - GRANDE CACHE.  
TONIGHT..SNOW ENDING OVERNIGHT THEN CLOUDY. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND UP TO  
15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 29. WIND CHILL MINUS 25 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 39  
OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 22.  
WIND CHILL MINUS 40 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 27 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. INCREASING CLOUDINESS AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN  
LIGHT SNOW. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE RISING TO MINUS 15 BY  
MORNING. WIND CHILL MINUS 28 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 17 OVERNIGHT.  
RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
GRANDE PRAIRIE - BEAVERLODGE - VALLEYVIEW.  
TONIGHT..SNOW ENDING BEFORE MORNING THEN CLOUDY. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND  
NORTHWEST 20 KM/H. LOW MINUS 28. WIND CHILL MINUS 32 THIS EVENING  
AND MINUS 39 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. WIND WEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT  
LATE IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 27. WIND CHILL  
MINUS 41 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 36 IN THE AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN  
MINUTES.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. INCREASING CLOUDINESS AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN  
LIGHT SNOW. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE RISING TO MINUS 24 BY  
MORNING. WIND CHILL MINUS 38 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 27 OVERNIGHT.  
RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
PEACE RIVER - FAIRVIEW - HIGH PRAIRIE - MANNING.  
TONIGHT..SNOW ENDING BEFORE MORNING THEN CLOUDY. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND  
NORTH 20 KM/H. LOW MINUS 28. WIND CHILL MINUS 33 THIS EVENING AND  
MINUS 40 OVERNIGHT. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.  
SATURDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT  
IN THE MORNING. HIGH MINUS 25. WIND CHILL MINUS 40 IN THE MORNING  
AND MINUS 33 IN THE AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. INCREASING CLOUDINESS AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN  
LIGHT SNOW. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 29 WITH TEMPERATURE RISING  
TO MINUS 24 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL MINUS 38 IN THE EVENING AND  
MINUS 33 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
SLAVE LAKE.  
TONIGHT..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H THIS EVENING.  
LOW MINUS 23. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 33. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY..LIGHT SNOW ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY. WIND WEST  
20 KM/H. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 23. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 36.  
RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEARING EARLY IN THE EVENING. INCREASING CLOUDINESS  
BEFORE MORNING. WIND WEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW  
MINUS 28. WIND CHILL MINUS 32 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 37 OVERNIGHT.  
RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
WABASCA - PEERLESS LAKE - GIFT LAKE - CADOTTE LAKE.  
TONIGHT..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 27. WIND  
CHILL MINUS 27 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 35 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF  
FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY..LIGHT SNOW ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY. WIND UP TO  
15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 22. WIND CHILL MINUS 36 IN THE MORNING AND  
MINUS 30 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEARING EARLY IN THE EVENING. INCREASING CLOUDINESS  
BEFORE MORNING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 29. WIND CHILL NEAR  
MINUS 37. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
FORT MCMURRAY - FORT MACKAY.  
TONIGHT..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 25. WIND  
CHILL NEAR MINUS 32. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE  
STEADY NEAR MINUS 24. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 35. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..LIGHT SNOW ENDING IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. WIND  
UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 29. WIND CHILL MINUS 33 IN THE EVENING AND  
MINUS 38 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
FORT CHIPEWYAN - WOOD BUFFALO NATIONAL PARK.  
TONIGHT..SNOW. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW  
MINUS 28. WIND CHILL MINUS 28 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 37 OVERNIGHT.  
RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY..LIGHT SNOW ENDING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY. WIND  
UP TO 15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 28. WIND CHILL NEAR  
MINUS 38. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEARING IN THE EVENING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW  
MINUS 33. WIND CHILL MINUS 36 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 43 OVERNIGHT.  
FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.  
 
HIGH LEVEL - RAINBOW LAKE - FORT VERMILION - MACKENZIE HWY.  
TONIGHT..SNOW. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW  
MINUS 31. WIND CHILL MINUS 34 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 40 OVERNIGHT.  
FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.  
SATURDAY..PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ENDING LATE IN THE MORNING THEN  
CLEARING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 28. WIND CHILL MINUS 41 IN  
THE MORNING AND MINUS 33 IN THE AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. INCREASING CLOUDINESS AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN  
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES BEFORE MORNING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H.  
TEMPERATURE RISING TO MINUS 26 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL MINUS 40 IN  
THE EVENING AND MINUS 34 OVERNIGHT. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.  
 
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