652  
FPCN16 CWWG 181227 AAB  
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ALBERTA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 6:26 A.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 18 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY  
AND THURSDAY.  
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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WHITECOURT - EDSON - FOX CREEK - SWAN HILLS.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EXCEPT  
FLURRIES NEAR THE SWAN HILLS THIS MORNING. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN  
THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H THIS AFTERNOON.  
HIGH 13. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. RISK  
OF FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. LOW ZERO.  
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. HIGH 12. UV  
INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.  
 
FORT CHIPEWYAN - WOOD BUFFALO NATIONAL PARK.  
TODAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS MORNING. BECOMING A  
MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH  
MINUS 9. WIND CHILL MINUS 20 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 14 THIS  
AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLOUDY OVERNIGHT WITH 30 PERCENT  
CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 18. WIND CHILL  
NEAR MINUS 22.  
THURSDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO 15  
KM/H. HIGH MINUS 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 25 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 10  
IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
HIGH LEVEL - RAINBOW LAKE - FORT VERMILION - MACKENZIE HWY.  
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 8. WIND CHILL  
MINUS 21 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 13 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 2 OR  
LOW.  
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE THIS  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 15. WIND CHILL  
MINUS 20 OVERNIGHT.  
THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP  
TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 20 IN THE MORNING AND  
MINUS 4 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
REMAINDER UNCHANGED.  
 
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