FPCN15 CWWG 061641 AAB UPDATED FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND THE MOUNTAIN PARKS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 10:40 A.M. MDT MONDAY 6 MAY 2024 FOR TODAY AND TUESDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.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. --------------------------------------------------------------------- RED DEER - PONOKA - INNISFAIL - STETTLER. TODAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING. RAIN BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 15. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. TONIGHT..RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY. AMOUNT 15 TO 25 MM. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LOW PLUS 5. TUESDAY..RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY. AMOUNT 20 TO 30 MM. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 INCREASING TO 50 GUSTING TO 80 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 7. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. REMAINDER UNCHANGED. END