FPCN16 CWWG 191952 AAB UPDATED FORECASTS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ALBERTA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 1:51 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: HIGHWAY 16 - OBED SUMMIT: 1164 METRES. HINTON: 1003 METRES. GRANDE CACHE: 1280 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- WHITECOURT - EDSON - FOX CREEK - SWAN HILLS. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS AND RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 25. HUMIDEX 28. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING WITH RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 7. TUESDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H NEAR NOON. HIGH 24. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE. HINTON - GRANDE CACHE. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING WITH RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. LOW 11. TUESDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR NOON. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE. GRANDE PRAIRIE - BEAVERLODGE - VALLEYVIEW. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS AND RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. WIND WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 23. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING THEN CLEAR. RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LOW 11. TUESDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR NOON. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING WEST 40 GUSTING TO 60 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE. SLAVE LAKE. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WITH RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H. HIGH 24. HUMIDEX 29. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. CLEARING OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 9. TUESDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 21. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE. REMAINDER UNCHANGED. END