FPCN15 CWWG 172224 AAA UPDATED FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND THE MOUNTAIN PARKS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:24 P.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 17 JULY 2024 FOR TONIGHT THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MDT THURSDAY. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------- KANANASKIS - CANMORE. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND BEFORE MORNING. RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM BEFORE MORNING. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW 15. THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 31. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH. THURSDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING IN THE EVENING. LOW 14. HANNA - CORONATION - OYEN. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING WITH RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW 16. THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. HIGH 34. HUMIDEX 37. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH. THURSDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLEAR NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 14. MEDICINE HAT - BOW ISLAND - SUFFIELD. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING WITH RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 19. THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 33. HUMIDEX 34. UV INDEX 8 OR VERY HIGH. THURSDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING IN THE EVENING. LOW 16. REMAINDER UNCHANGED. END