919  
FPCN16 CWWG 191219 AAA  
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ALBERTA ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 6:18 A.M. MDT THURSDAY 19 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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GRANDE PRAIRIE - BEAVERLODGE - VALLEYVIEW.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR NOON WITH  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. WIND WEST 20 KM/H.  
HIGH 8. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
EVENING. SNOW BEGINNING OVERNIGHT. WIND WEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT  
THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 10 OVERNIGHT.  
FRIDAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND EAST 30 KM/H. TEMPERATURE  
STEADY NEAR MINUS 4. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 12. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
FORT MCMURRAY - FORT MACKAY.  
TODAY..PERIODS OF SNOW ENDING THIS MORNING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS  
AFTERNOON THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES THIS  
AFTERNOON. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND UP TO 15  
KM/H. HIGH 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 9 THIS MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES  
EARLY THIS EVENING THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS EVENING.  
WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 10. WIND CHILL MINUS 14 OVERNIGHT.  
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 15 IN  
THE MORNING AND MINUS 8 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
 
FORT CHIPEWYAN - WOOD BUFFALO NATIONAL PARK.  
TODAY..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING THIS MORNING. WIND UP TO 15  
KM/H. HIGH MINUS 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 19 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 10  
THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS EVENING  
AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 16. WIND CHILL  
MINUS 10 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 21 OVERNIGHT.  
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 9.  
WIND CHILL MINUS 22 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 14 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV  
INDEX 2 OR LOW.  
 
REMAINDER UNCHANGED.  
 
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