FPCN16 CWWG 270132 AAB
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ALBERTA ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 6:32 P.M. MST THURSDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2026 FOR
TONIGHT FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MST FRIDAY.

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MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS:
 HIGHWAY 16 - OBED SUMMIT:          1164 METRES.
 HINTON:                            1003 METRES.
 GRANDE CACHE:                      1280 METRES.
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GRANDE PRAIRIE - BEAVERLODGE - VALLEYVIEW.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND NORTH 30 KM/H
 GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 18. WIND
 CHILL NEAR MINUS 25.
FRIDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO
 15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 17. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 27.
 UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY
 IN THE EVENING. CLEARING LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H.
 LOW MINUS 22. WIND CHILL MINUS 25 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 30
 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.

PEACE RIVER - FAIRVIEW - HIGH PRAIRIE - MANNING.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND NORTH
 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW
 MINUS 23. WIND CHILL MINUS 24 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 29 OVERNIGHT.
 RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE
 AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 19. WIND CHILL MINUS 31 IN
 THE MORNING AND MINUS 26 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE. UV
 INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY
 IN THE EVENING. OTHERWISE CLEAR. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 26.
 WIND CHILL MINUS 27 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 34 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF
 FROSTBITE.

SLAVE LAKE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS EVENING
 AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING
 LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 17. WIND CHILL MINUS 19 THIS EVENING
 AND MINUS 24 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE
 AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 16.
 WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 25. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE
 EVENING. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 21.
 WIND CHILL MINUS 22 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 27 OVERNIGHT.

WABASCA - PEERLESS LAKE - GIFT LAKE - CADOTTE LAKE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND
 NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT LATE THIS EVENING.
 LOW MINUS 23. WIND CHILL MINUS 25 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 31
 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 18.
 WIND CHILL MINUS 31 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 23 IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RISK OF FROSTBITE. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 27. WIND
 CHILL MINUS 23 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 32 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF
 FROSTBITE.

REMAINDER UNCHANGED.

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