FPCN16 CWWG 041312 AAA UPDATED FORECASTS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ALBERTA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 6:11 A.M. MST WEDNESDAY 4 FEBRUARY 2026 FOR TODAY AND THURSDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. MST. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: HIGHWAY 16 - OBED SUMMIT: 1164 METRES. HINTON: 1003 METRES. GRANDE CACHE: 1280 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- BONNYVILLE - ST. PAUL - COLD LAKE - LAC LA BICHE. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS MORNING. HIGH 6. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TONIGHT..CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 BEFORE MORNING. LOW PLUS 2. THURSDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 1 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. HINTON - GRANDE CACHE. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 10. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 4. THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH 8. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. FORT CHIPEWYAN - WOOD BUFFALO NATIONAL PARK. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING LATE THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H LATE THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 4 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 12 THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. SNOW BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 11. WIND CHILL MINUS 12 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 18 OVERNIGHT. THURSDAY..SNOW ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 16 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 18 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 24 IN THE AFTERNOON. REMAINDER UNCHANGED. END