####018002024#### FPCN16 CWWG 181355 AAB UPDATED FORECASTS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ALBERTA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:54 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: HIGHWAY 16 - OBED SUMMIT: 1164 METRES. HINTON: 1003 METRES. GRANDE CACHE: 1280 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- DRAYTON VALLEY - DEVON - RIMBEY - PIGEON LAKE. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 14. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING THEN CLEAR. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 2 WITH RISK OF FROST. SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 11. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. WABASCA - PEERLESS LAKE - GIFT LAKE - CADOTTE LAKE. TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR FLURRIES THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. LOW PLUS 2. SUNDAY..RAIN. AMOUNT 5 MM. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. FORT MCMURRAY - FORT MACKAY. TODAY..RAIN. SNOW IN AREAS SOUTH OF FORT MCMURRAY THIS MORNING. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TONIGHT..RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 3. SUNDAY..RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. REMAINDER UNCHANGED. END