FPCN15 CWWG 131917 AAB
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND THE MOUNTAIN PARKS ISSUED
BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 1:16 P.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 13 MAY 2026 FOR
TODAY AND THURSDAY.
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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MEDICINE HAT - BOW ISLAND - SUFFIELD.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON. WIND
 SOUTHEAST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 40 GUSTING TO 60
 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 29. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. RAIN BEGINNING THIS EVENING. LOCAL AMOUNT 10 TO
 15 MM. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING NORTHWEST 60
 GUSTING TO 80 OVERNIGHT. LOW 10.
THURSDAY..RAIN ENDING NEAR NOON THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. LOCAL
 AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. WIND NORTHWEST 60 KM/H GUSTING TO 90. HIGH 17.
 UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.

CYPRESS HILLS PROVINCIAL PARK - FOREMOST.
TODAY..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON THEN PERIODS OF RAIN. BLOWING
 DUST. WIND SOUTHEAST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 50
 GUSTING TO 70 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 29. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF RAIN. LOCAL AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. WIND SOUTHWEST
 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 70 DIMINISHING TO 30 GUSTING TO 50 THIS EVENING
 THEN BECOMING WEST 60 GUSTING TO 80 OVERNIGHT. LOW 10.
THURSDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING NEAR NOON THEN A MIX OF SUN AND
 CLOUD. LOCAL AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. WIND WEST 60 KM/H GUSTING TO 90.
 HIGH 16. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.

LETHBRIDGE - TABER - MILK RIVER.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. BLOWING DUST. WIND SOUTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO
 70. HIGH 27. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING THIS EVENING. LOCAL AMOUNT
 5 TO 10 MM. WIND WEST 60 KM/H GUSTING TO 80. LOW 11.
THURSDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING.
 WIND WEST 60 KM/H GUSTING TO 90. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.

CARDSTON - FORT MACLEOD - MAGRATH.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS
 AFTERNOON. BLOWING DUST. WIND SOUTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 70.
 HIGH 24. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING.
 WIND WEST 60 KM/H GUSTING TO 80. LOW 10.
THURSDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. WIND WEST 60 KM/H GUSTING TO 90.
 HIGH 15. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.

REMAINDER UNCHANGED.

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