588
FPCN15 CWWG 181409 AAA
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND THE MOUNTAIN PARKS ISSUED
BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 8:08 A.M. MDT TUESDAY 18 AUGUST 2026 FOR
TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. MDT.
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MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS:
BANFF: 1384 METRES.
LAKE LOUISE: 1750 METRES.
HIGHWAY 93 - BOW SUMMIT: 2068 METRES.
HIGHWAY 93 - SUNWAPTA PASS: 2034 METRES.
COLUMBIA ICEFIELDS VISITORS CENTRE: 2006 METRES.
JASPER: 1061 METRES.
CANMORE: 1350 METRES.
HWY 40 - HIGHWOOD PASS: 2206 METRES.
PINCHER CREEK: 1030 METRES.
WATERTON: 1280 METRES.
CROWSNEST PASS: 1300 METRES.
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BANFF NATIONAL PARK
HIGHWAY 93 - LAKE LOUISE TO SASKATCHEWAN RIVER CROSSING.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE THIS MORNING AND EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR
NOON. HIGH 24. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLEAR THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 8.
WEDNESDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 27. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH.
HIGHWAY 93 - JASPER TO SASKATCHEWAN RIVER CROSSING
JASPER NATIONAL PARK.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON.
HIGH 27. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLEAR THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 9.
WEDNESDAY..SUNNY. HIGH 28. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
NORDEGG - FORESTRY TRUNK ROAD HIGHWAY 734.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. LOW 6.
WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 6 OR
HIGH.
REMAINDER UNCHANGED.
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