####018001610#### FPCN15 CWWG 181456 AAC UPDATED FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND THE MOUNTAIN PARKS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 8:55 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------- CITY OF CALGARY. TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS THIS AFTERNOON THEN 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. WIND WEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS MORNING. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 3 WITH RISK OF FROST. SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE. REMAINDER UNCHANGED. END