717
FPCN16 CWWG 121412 AAA
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ALBERTA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 8:11 A.M. MDT THURSDAY 12 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY
AND FRIDAY.
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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SPRUCE GROVE - MORINVILLE - MAYERTHORPE - EVANSBURG.
TODAY..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY. LOCAL AMOUNT 10 TO 15 CM. WIND NORTHEAST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR NOON. TEMPERATURE FALLING
TO MINUS 10 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 17.
TONIGHT..SNOW ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 15.
WIND CHILL MINUS 13 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 19 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY
IN THE MORNING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 9. WIND CHILL
MINUS 19 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 13 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 2 OR
LOW.
WHITECOURT - EDSON - FOX CREEK - SWAN HILLS.
TODAY..SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY ENDING THIS AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOCAL AMOUNT 10 TO 15 CM. WIND
NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS MORNING.
TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 10 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL NEAR
MINUS 16.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO
15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 17. WIND CHILL MINUS 15 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 22
OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN
LIGHT SNOW. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 21 IN
THE MORNING AND MINUS 10 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
REMAINDER UNCHANGED.
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