FPCN16 CWWG 010335 AAB UPDATED FORECASTS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ALBERTA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 8:34 P.M. MST FRIDAY 31 JANUARY 2025 FOR TONIGHT SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MST SATURDAY. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: HIGHWAY 16 - OBED SUMMIT: 1164 METRES. HINTON: 1003 METRES. GRANDE CACHE: 1280 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- DRAYTON VALLEY - DEVON - RIMBEY - PIGEON LAKE. TONIGHT..PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 15. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 20. SATURDAY..PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ENDING LATE IN THE MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 22 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 20 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 30 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE. SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 24. WIND CHILL MINUS 28 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 35 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE. PEACE RIVER - FAIRVIEW - HIGH PRAIRIE - MANNING. TONIGHT..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND NORTH 30 KM/H. LOW MINUS 26. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 39. RISK OF FROSTBITE. SATURDAY..SNOW ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 22. WIND CHILL MINUS 38 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 33 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE. SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H. LOW MINUS 27. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 39. RISK OF FROSTBITE. HIGH LEVEL - RAINBOW LAKE - FORT VERMILION - MACKENZIE HWY. TONIGHT..SNOW. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H. LOW MINUS 28. WIND CHILL MINUS 34 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 40 OVERNIGHT. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES. SATURDAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 25. WIND CHILL MINUS 41 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 35 IN THE AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES. SATURDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 28. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 39. RISK OF FROSTBITE. REMAINDER UNCHANGED. END