####018002871#### FPCN15 CWWG 122048 AAB UPDATED FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND THE MOUNTAIN PARKS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 2:47 P.M. MDT SUNDAY 12 MAY 2024 FOR TODAY AND MONDAY. 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------- DRUMHELLER - THREE HILLS. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. WIDESPREAD SMOKE BECOMING LOCAL SMOKE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING WITH RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. LOCAL SMOKE. LOW 8. MONDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS EARLY IN THE MORNING. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 19. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. RED DEER - PONOKA - INNISFAIL - STETTLER. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING WITH RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. WIDESPREAD SMOKE BECOMING LOCAL SMOKE NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 8. MONDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE. HANNA - CORONATION - OYEN. TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING AND RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING LATE THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD SMOKE. LOW 7. MONDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS EARLY IN THE MORNING. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE. REMAINDER UNCHANGED. END