####018003428#### FPCN15 CWWG 181352 AAB UPDATED FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND THE MOUNTAIN PARKS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:51 A.M. MDT SATURDAY 18 MAY 2024 FOR TODAY AND SUNDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.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. --------------------------------------------------------------------- AIRDRIE - COCHRANE - OLDS - SUNDRE. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLEARING BEFORE MORNING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. LOW ZERO WITH PATCHY FROST. SUNDAY..SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS LATE IN THE MORNING THEN 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. NORDEGG - FORESTRY TRUNK ROAD HIGHWAY 734. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS MORNING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 1. SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR NOON WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE - CAROLINE. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OR RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS MORNING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW ZERO WITH PATCHY FROST. SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. RED DEER - PONOKA - INNISFAIL - STETTLER. TODAY..SUNNY THIS MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. LOW PLUS 2 WITH RISK OF FROST. SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. REMAINDER UNCHANGED. END