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Highway 2 — Calgary to Edmonton · Slave Lake → Peace River 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
7°C
Wind
17 km/h
Gust
30 km/h
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
statement · expires Oct 9, 2026, 8:19 p.m. PDT
Nearest weather location: Slave Lake · observed Oct 9, 2026, 10:14 a.m. PDT.
Today
Rain at times heavy. Amount 20 to 30 mm. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 increasing to 40 gusting to 70 early this afternoon. Temperature falling to plus 3 this afternoon.
Tonight
Rain changing to wet snow this evening then to snow overnight. Rainfall amount 5 to 10 mm except snowfall amount 2 cm. 10 cm near the Swan Hills. Wind north 40 km/h gusting to 60 diminishing to 20 gusting to 40 this evening. Low zero.
Saturday
Snow. Amount 5 cm near the Swan Hills. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light in the morning. Temperature steady near zero.
Saturday night
Cloudy. Low minus 2.
Data status
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
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