FPCN15 CWWG 130516 AAB UPDATED FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND THE MOUNTAIN PARKS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:15 P.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH 2025 FOR TONIGHT THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT THURSDAY. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------- CITY OF CALGARY. TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. FOG PATCHES. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 5. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 8. THURSDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTH 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. THURSDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND NORTH 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 9. WIND CHILL MINUS 15 OVERNIGHT. AIRDRIE - COCHRANE - OLDS - SUNDRE. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. FOG PATCHES. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 10. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 13 OVERNIGHT. THURSDAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE MORNING. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW BEGINNING IN THE MORNING. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H NEAR NOON THEN INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60. HIGH PLUS 3. WIND CHILL MINUS 13 IN THE MORNING. THURSDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ENDING IN THE EVENING THEN CLOUDY. WIND NORTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 12. WIND CHILL MINUS 19 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 14 OVERNIGHT. DRUMHELLER - THREE HILLS. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. FOG PATCHES. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 3. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 8. THURSDAY..CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES CHANGING TO 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES LATE IN THE MORNING. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING THEN NORTH 30 GUSTING TO 50 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. THURSDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 12. WIND CHILL MINUS 18 OVERNIGHT. BROOKS - STRATHMORE - VULCAN. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. FOG PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 6. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 9. THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 11. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. THURSDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING NORTHWEST 30 GUSTING TO 50 IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 11. WIND CHILL MINUS 18 OVERNIGHT. RED DEER - PONOKA - INNISFAIL - STETTLER. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. FOG PATCHES. WIND EAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. LOW MINUS 3. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 9. THURSDAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING IN THE MORNING. WIND EAST 20 KM/H BECOMING NORTH 30 GUSTING TO 50 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 14 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. THURSDAY NIGHT..SNOW AND LOCAL BLOWING SNOW ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 14. WIND CHILL MINUS 14 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 20 OVERNIGHT. REMAINDER UNCHANGED. END