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UPDATED FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND THE MOUNTAIN PARKS ISSUED

BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 1:10 P.M. MDT SATURDAY 18 MAY 2024 FOR TODAY

AND SUNDAY.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. MDT.



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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.

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HANNA - CORONATION - OYEN.

TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

 RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60.

 HIGH 15. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.

TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS

 EVENING AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING THIS EVENING. LOW

 MINUS 1 WITH PATCHY FROST.

SUNDAY..SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH

 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING

 NORTHWEST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.



MEDICINE HAT - BOW ISLAND - SUFFIELD.

TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

 RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 16. UV

 INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.

TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS

 EVENING WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. LOW PLUS 4 WITH RISK OF FROST.

SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE

 AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 5 OR

 MODERATE.



CYPRESS HILLS PROVINCIAL PARK - FOREMOST.

TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

 RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 15. UV

 INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.

TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS

 EVENING WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. LOW PLUS 1 WITH RISK OF FROST.

SUNDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN

 THE AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H

 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR NOON. HIGH 9. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.



REMAINDER UNCHANGED.



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