FPCN15 CWWG 081720 AAA UPDATED FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND THE MOUNTAIN PARKS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:20 A.M. MDT FRIDAY 8 MAY 2026 FOR TODAY AND SATURDAY. 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------- HANNA - CORONATION - OYEN. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS LATE THIS EVENING. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW PLUS 3. SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE. CARDSTON - FORT MACLEOD - MAGRATH. TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH. TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW 10. SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH. REMAINDER UNCHANGED. END