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Highway 1 — Calgary to Banff · Calgary → Banff weather alerts and forecast context
Environment Canada weather alerts, current conditions and short forecasts for communities near this highway.
Environment Canada
Weather along the corridor
Alerts
1
Temperature
15°C
Wind
25 km/h
Gust
41 km/h
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
statement · expires Oct 9, 2026, 8:19 p.m. PDT
Nearest weather location: Bow Valley (Provincial Park) · observed Oct 9, 2026, 9:00 a.m. PDT.
Today
Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm late this morning and early this afternoon. Snow level lowering to 2200 metres this afternoon. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature falling to 12 this afternoon. UV index 2 or low.
Tonight
Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of rain showers this evening and after midnight. Periods of snow beginning overnight. Snow level 2200 metres lowering to valley bottom overnight. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Wind becoming north 20 overnight. Low zero.
Saturday
Periods of snow. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind north 20 km/h. Temperature steady near plus 1. UV index 1 or low.
Saturday night
Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 5.
Data status
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
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