FPCN15 CWWG 191956 AAA UPDATED FORECASTS FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA AND THE MOUNTAIN PARKS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 1:55 P.M. MDT MONDAY 19 AUGUST 2024 FOR TODAY AND TUESDAY. 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------- NORDEGG - FORESTRY TRUNK ROAD HIGHWAY 734. TODAY..SUNNY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 27. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. LOW 8. TUESDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE. ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE - CAROLINE. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS AND RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 26. HUMIDEX 28. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. LOW 10. TUESDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 24. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE. REMAINDER UNCHANGED. END