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Highway 1 — Calgary to 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
5°C
Wind
4 km/h
Gust
29 km/h
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
statement · expires Oct 10, 2026, 1:16 p.m. PDT
Nearest weather location: Bow Valley (Provincial Park) · observed Oct 10, 2026, 1:00 a.m. PDT.
Tonight
Partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of rain showers this evening and after midnight. Periods of snow beginning overnight. Risk of a thunderstorm this evening. Snow level 2500 metres lowering to valley bottom overnight. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Wind becoming north 20 overnight. Low plus 1.
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
Snow. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 3. Wind chill minus 7 overnight.
Sunday
Periods of snow. High plus 2.
Data status
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
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