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FPCN16 CWWG 181345 AAC
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ALBERTA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:44 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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WESTLOCK - BARRHEAD - ATHABASCA.
TODAY..A FEW RAIN SHOWERS ENDING THIS AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. RAIN SHOWERS OR A FEW FLURRIES
THIS MORNING. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING. LOCAL RAINFALL
AMOUNT 5 MM. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. HIGH 9. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. RISK
OF FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. LOW ZERO.
THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. RISK
OF FREEZING RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 3 OR
MODERATE.
BONNYVILLE - ST. PAUL - COLD LAKE - LAC LA BICHE.
TODAY..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES THIS
MORNING. A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES BEGINNING NEAR NOON. RISK OF
FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING.
WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH 8. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 THIS MORNING. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. RISK
OF FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. LOW ZERO.
THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN
THE MORNING AND LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN EARLY
IN THE MORNING. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
PEACE RIVER - FAIRVIEW - HIGH PRAIRIE - MANNING.
TODAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES CHANGING TO 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES THIS AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES
DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 2. WIND
CHILL MINUS 15 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS OR
FREEZING RAIN. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 8
OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES CHANGING TO
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. RISK
OF FREEZING RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH
PLUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
SLAVE LAKE.
TODAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING
TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES NEAR NOON. RISK OF
FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING.
WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH PLUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 THIS MORNING. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. RISK OF
FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 1.
THURSDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. RISK OF
FREEZING RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. HIGH PLUS 4. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
REMAINDER UNCHANGED.
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