FPCN16 CWWG 241508 AAB UPDATED FORECASTS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ALBERTA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 9:07 A.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 24 JULY 2024 FOR TODAY AND THURSDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. MDT. --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS: HIGHWAY 16 - OBED SUMMIT: 1164 METRES. HINTON: 1003 METRES. GRANDE CACHE: 1280 METRES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SPRUCE GROVE - MORINVILLE - MAYERTHORPE - EVANSBURG. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS AND RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H. HIGH 21. HUMIDEX 26. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH. TONIGHT..SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS. RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT LATE THIS EVENING. LOW 14. THURSDAY..SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. HAZY. WIND BECOMING WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 16. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. FORT SASKATCHEWAN - VEGREVILLE - REDWATER - SMOKY LAKE. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS AND RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H. HIGH 21. HUMIDEX 27. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH. TONIGHT..SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS. RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 5 MM. WIDESPREAD SMOKE. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT LATE THIS EVENING. LOW 15. THURSDAY..SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. HAZY. WIND BECOMING WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 20. HUMIDEX 25. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. WESTLOCK - BARRHEAD - ATHABASCA. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS AND RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H. HIGH 22. HUMIDEX 27. UV INDEX 7 OR HIGH. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. SHOWERS WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 10 TO 20 MM. LOCAL SMOKE THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 14. THURSDAY..SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. WHITECOURT - EDSON - FOX CREEK - SWAN HILLS. TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 21. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE. TONIGHT..SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS. RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 10 TO 20 MM. LOCAL SMOKE EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW 9. THURSDAY..RAIN. AMOUNT 15 TO 25 MM. WIND WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 13. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW. SLAVE LAKE. TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. HAZY. WIND BECOMING EAST 20 KM/H LATE THIS MORNING. HIGH 21. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH. TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. SHOWERS WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. RISK OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 10 TO 20 MM. HAZY THIS EVENING. WIND EAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 14. THURSDAY..SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS. AMOUNT 15 TO 25 MM. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR 15. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW. REMAINDER UNCHANGED. END