977  
FPCN15 CWWG 171355 AAA  
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND THE MOUNTAIN PARKS ISSUED  
BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:54 A.M. MDT THURSDAY 17 JULY 2025 FOR  
TODAY AND FRIDAY.  
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. MDT.  
 
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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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BANFF NATIONAL PARK  
HIGHWAY 93 - LAKE LOUISE TO SASKATCHEWAN RIVER CROSSING.  
TODAY..SHOWERS ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS  
AFTERNOON. AMOUNT 15 MM NEAR LAKE LOUISE. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 5 OR  
MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING  
WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
LOW 8.  
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN  
THE MORNING. HIGH 21. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
 
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE - CAROLINE.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. HIGH 18. UV  
INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
EVENING AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING THIS EVENING. FOG  
PATCHES DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW 7.  
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING  
IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE  
IN THE MORNING. HIGH 21. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
 
RED DEER - PONOKA - INNISFAIL - STETTLER.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM. WIDESPREAD SMOKE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS  
AFTERNOON. HIGH 19. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING  
AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. FOG PATCHES  
DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW 7.  
FRIDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON. FOG  
PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH 21. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.  
 
HANNA - CORONATION - OYEN.  
TODAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING AND  
THIS AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIDESPREAD SMOKE THIS  
MORNING. WIND BECOMING EAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS MORNING.  
HIGH 23. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING  
WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. LOW 7.  
FRIDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND  
BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH 24. UV INDEX 7  
OR HIGH.  
 
MEDICINE HAT - BOW ISLAND - SUFFIELD.  
TODAY..CLOUDY. SHOWERS BEGINNING THIS MORNING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM  
LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS MORNING. HIGH 21. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
TONIGHT..SHOWERS ENDING LATE THIS EVENING THEN CLEARING. RISK OF A  
THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. LOW 12.  
FRIDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. HIGH 27. HUMIDEX 29. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH.  
 
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