FPCN15 CWWG 232006 AAD UPDATED FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND THE MOUNTAIN PARKS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 2:05 P.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 23 APRIL 2025 FOR TODAY AND THURSDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. MDT. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MEDICINE HAT - BOW ISLAND - SUFFIELD. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. CLEARING LATE THIS EVENING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 4. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 OVERNIGHT. THURSDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 15. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE. CYPRESS HILLS PROVINCIAL PARK - FOREMOST. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING THEN CLEAR. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 OVERNIGHT. THURSDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 15. WIND CHILL MINUS 6 IN THE MORNING. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE. REMAINDER UNCHANGED. END