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FPCN16 CWWG 182247  
FORECASTS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ALBERTA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT  
CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MST THURSDAY 18 DECEMBER 2025 FOR TONIGHT FRIDAY  
AND FRIDAY NIGHT.  
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MST FRIDAY.  
 
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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..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS EVENING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW  
BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H  
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 30 GUSTING TO  
50 AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 16. WIND CHILL MINUS 15 THIS EVENING  
AND MINUS 25 OVERNIGHT.  
FRIDAY..SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING.  
WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO  
MINUS 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 25 IN THE MORNING AND  
MINUS 30 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE  
EVENING. BECOMING CLEAR OVERNIGHT. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO  
40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 23. WIND CHILL NEAR  
MINUS 31. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
SPRUCE GROVE - MORINVILLE - MAYERTHORPE - EVANSBURG.  
TONIGHT..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS EVENING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW  
BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H  
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 30 GUSTING TO  
50 LATE THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 18. WIND CHILL MINUS 28 THIS EVENING  
AND MINUS 23 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY..SNOW ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD.  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. BLOWING SNOW  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50.  
TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 22 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL  
MINUS 27 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 32 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF  
FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE  
EVENING THEN CLEAR. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING  
LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 24. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 33. RISK  
OF FROSTBITE.  
 
FORT SASKATCHEWAN - VEGREVILLE - REDWATER - SMOKY LAKE.  
TONIGHT..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS EVENING. SNOW BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT.  
AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. BLOWING SNOW BEFORE MORNING. WIND EAST 20 KM/H  
BECOMING NORTHWEST 30 GUSTING TO 50 BEFORE MORNING. LOW MINUS 16.  
WIND CHILL MINUS 20 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 26 OVERNIGHT.  
FRIDAY..SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ENDING LATE IN THE MORNING THEN  
CLEARING. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50.  
TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 22 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL  
MINUS 26 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 33 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF  
FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLEAR EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING.  
LOW MINUS 27. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 36. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
DRAYTON VALLEY - DEVON - RIMBEY - PIGEON LAKE.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. SNOW BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM.  
BLOWING SNOW OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING NORTHWEST 20  
GUSTING TO 40 NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60. LOW  
MINUS 21. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 32 OVERNIGHT.  
RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY..SNOW ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD.  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. BLOWING SNOW  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60  
DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR  
MINUS 21. WIND CHILL MINUS 35 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 30 IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE  
EVENING. BECOMING CLEAR OVERNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 28.  
WIND CHILL MINUS 30 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 35 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF  
FROSTBITE.  
 
LEDUC - CAMROSE - WETASKIWIN - TOFIELD.  
TONIGHT..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS EVENING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW  
BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND SOUTHEAST  
20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT LATE THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 40  
GUSTING TO 60 OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 15. WIND CHILL MINUS 16 THIS  
EVENING AND MINUS 25 OVERNIGHT.  
FRIDAY..SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ENDING LATE IN THE MORNING THEN A MIX  
OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60  
DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE  
FALLING TO MINUS 21 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 25 IN THE  
MORNING AND MINUS 34 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE  
EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. BECOMING CLEAR OVERNIGHT. WIND NORTHWEST  
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 26.  
WIND CHILL MINUS 28 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 35 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF  
FROSTBITE.  
 
WESTLOCK - BARRHEAD - ATHABASCA.  
TONIGHT..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS EVENING. SNOW BEGINNING LATE THIS  
EVENING. AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40  
OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 19. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 28. RISK OF  
FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY..SNOW ENDING LATE IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. AMOUNT 2 TO  
4 CM. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO  
MINUS 22 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 28 IN THE MORNING AND  
MINUS 33 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 28. WIND  
CHILL MINUS 27 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 32 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF  
FROSTBITE.  
 
LLOYDMINSTER - WAINWRIGHT - VERMILION - PROVOST.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLOUDY LATE THIS EVENING THEN SNOW.  
AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. TEMPERATURE  
RISING TO MINUS 12 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL MINUS 26 THIS EVENING AND  
MINUS 20 OVERNIGHT.  
FRIDAY..SNOW ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD.  
LOCAL AMOUNT 2 CM. BLOWING SNOW IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND  
EAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING NORTHWEST 40 GUSTING TO 70 IN  
THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 21 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND  
CHILL MINUS 22 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 35 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF  
FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLEARING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW  
MINUS 26. WIND CHILL MINUS 32 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 37 OVERNIGHT.  
RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
BONNYVILLE - ST. PAUL - COLD LAKE - LAC LA BICHE.  
TONIGHT..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS EVENING. SNOW BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND EAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. TEMPERATURE  
STEADY NEAR MINUS 17. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 28. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND EAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40  
BECOMING NORTHWEST 30 GUSTING TO 50 LATE IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE  
FALLING TO MINUS 23 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 27 IN THE  
MORNING AND MINUS 35 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND  
NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW  
MINUS 27. WIND CHILL MINUS 33 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 38 OVERNIGHT.  
RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
WHITECOURT - EDSON - FOX CREEK - SWAN HILLS.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS EVENING.  
SNOW BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND BECOMING  
NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 22. WIND  
CHILL MINUS 22 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 31 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF  
FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY..SNOW ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD.  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHWEST  
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 21. WIND CHILL  
NEAR MINUS 33. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE  
EVENING. CLEARING LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 29. WIND  
CHILL MINUS 25 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 33 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF  
FROSTBITE.  
 
HINTON - GRANDE CACHE.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. SNOW BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING AND ENDING BEFORE  
MORNING. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING  
TO 40 AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 24. WIND CHILL MINUS 15 THIS EVENING  
AND MINUS 34 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN  
THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 23. WIND CHILL MINUS 35  
IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 27 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN  
THE EVENING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 27. WIND CHILL NEAR  
MINUS 31. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
GRANDE PRAIRIE - BEAVERLODGE - VALLEYVIEW.  
TONIGHT..SNOW. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW  
MINUS 25. WIND CHILL MINUS 27 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 33 OVERNIGHT.  
RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY..SNOW ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND  
UP TO 15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 24. WIND CHILL NEAR  
MINUS 34. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLEAR LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND  
UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 33. WIND CHILL MINUS 34 IN THE EVENING AND  
MINUS 39 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
PEACE RIVER - FAIRVIEW - HIGH PRAIRIE - MANNING.  
TONIGHT..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 CM. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H.  
LOW MINUS 24. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 36. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY WITH  
60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND UP TO 15  
KM/H. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 24. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 32.  
RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING.  
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW  
MINUS 29. WIND CHILL MINUS 30 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 38 OVERNIGHT.  
RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
SLAVE LAKE.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS EVENING.  
SNOW BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND EAST  
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT LATE THIS EVENING. WIND  
BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 21. WIND CHILL  
MINUS 25 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 31 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW ENDING LATE IN THE MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN  
AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND  
WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 21. WIND  
CHILL NEAR MINUS 32. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE  
EVENING. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE  
EVENING. LOW MINUS 25. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 34. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
WABASCA - PEERLESS LAKE - GIFT LAKE - CADOTTE LAKE.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS EVENING.  
SNOW BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND BECOMING  
NORTHEAST 20 KM/H LATE THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 25. WIND CHILL  
MINUS 29 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 36 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE  
STEADY NEAR MINUS 24. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 33. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING.  
WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 28. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 33. RISK OF  
FROSTBITE.  
 
FORT MCMURRAY - FORT MACKAY.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO 15  
KM/H. LOW MINUS 23. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 31. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE  
STEADY NEAR MINUS 23. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 31. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO  
15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 26. WIND CHILL MINUS 31 IN THE EVENING AND  
MINUS 36 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
FORT CHIPEWYAN - WOOD BUFFALO NATIONAL PARK.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO  
15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 29. WIND CHILL MINUS 34 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 39  
OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO  
15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 29. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 40.  
FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.  
FRIDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND  
UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 31. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 39. RISK OF  
FROSTBITE.  
 
HIGH LEVEL - RAINBOW LAKE - FORT VERMILION - MACKENZIE HWY.  
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H.  
LOW MINUS 24. WIND CHILL MINUS 28 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 34  
OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY WITH  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND UP TO 15  
KM/H. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 24. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 34.  
RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
FRIDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE  
EVENING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 33. WIND CHILL MINUS 32 IN  
THE EVENING AND MINUS 37 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.  
 
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