091  
FPCN15 CWWG 010050 AAB  
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND THE MOUNTAIN PARKS ISSUED  
BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:48 P.M. MST FRIDAY 31 JANUARY 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:  
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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ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE - CAROLINE.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. RISK OF  
FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS EVENING. FOG AT TIMES THIS EVENING. WIND  
BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BEFORE MORNING. LOW MINUS 15.  
WIND CHILL MINUS 11 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 21 OVERNIGHT.  
SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND  
NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 21 IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 21 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 28 IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES.  
WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE  
EVENING. LOW MINUS 24. WIND CHILL MINUS 24 IN THE EVENING AND  
MINUS 29 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
MEDICINE HAT - BOW ISLAND - SUFFIELD.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H LATE THIS  
EVENING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 2.  
SATURDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND SOUTHWEST  
20 KM/H BECOMING NORTHWEST 30 GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING.  
TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 15 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL  
MINUS 23 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN  
THE EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50  
BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE EVENING. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 20  
BEFORE MORNING. LOW MINUS 21. WIND CHILL MINUS 22 IN THE EVENING AND  
MINUS 31 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
CARDSTON - FORT MACLEOD - MAGRATH.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND WEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 80. LOW PLUS 2.  
SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND WEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 70 DIMINISHING  
TO 30 GUSTING TO 50 IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO  
MINUS 14 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV  
INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50  
BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 19. WIND CHILL MINUS 17 IN  
THE EVENING AND MINUS 26 OVERNIGHT.  
 
CROWSNEST PASS - PINCHER CREEK - WATERTON LAKES NAT. PARK.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHWEST 60 KM/H GUSTING TO 90. LOW  
PLUS 1.  
SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 70 BECOMING WEST 30  
GUSTING TO 50 IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 15 IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 16 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR  
LOW.  
SATURDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW. AMOUNT POSSIBLY REACHING 10 CM. WIND  
WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW  
MINUS 20. WIND CHILL MINUS 16 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 27 OVERNIGHT.  
 
REMAINDER UNCHANGED.  
 
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