FPCN15 CWWG 181237 AAA
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND THE MOUNTAIN PARKS ISSUED
BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 6:36 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:
 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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ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE - CAROLINE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND BECOMING
 WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 3 OR
 MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
 LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 1.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H IN THE
 AFTERNOON. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.

RED DEER - PONOKA - INNISFAIL - STETTLER.
TODAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING.
 BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD NEAR NOON. WIND BECOMING WEST
 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 4 OR
 MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
 LIGHT THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW
 PLUS 1.
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.

REMAINDER UNCHANGED.

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