Alberta Weather October 22, 2026: Mild Start, Rain Tonight and Mountain Snow

ALBERTA RADIO MORNING FORECAST — THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2026

Thursday starts mild and mostly sunny across southern and central Alberta, with highs ranging from 6°C to 22°C. Medicine Hat leads at 22°C and Calgary reaches 19°C. Clouds and rain move in from the northwest this afternoon, spreading across much of the province tonight and turning to snow in the mountains. No Environment Canada alerts were reported for these ten cities at the time of this forecast.

CITY-BY-CITY ALBERTA WEATHER

Edmonton — Mainly sunny, rain beginning overnight. High 13°C, low 2°C, now -3°C. Wind chill -4 this morning; northwest gusts to 40 km/h after midnight.

Calgary — Mainly sunny, then rain this evening mixed with snow overnight (about 5 mm). High 19°C, low 2°C, now 2°C. North gusts to 40 km/h overnight.

Red Deer — Mainly sunny, rain near midnight (about 5 mm). High 18°C, low 1°C, now -3°C. Wind chill -7 this morning; northwest gusts to 40 km/h near midnight.

Medicine Hat — Sunny. High 22°C, low 6°C, now 6°C. Southwest winds 20 km/h; 30% chance of showers overnight.

Fort McMurray — Mix of sun and cloud, rain after midnight. High 12°C, low 3°C, now 1°C.

Grande Prairie — Clouding over, rain this afternoon ending this evening. High 8°C, low 0°C, now 4°C. 30% chance of flurries or showers tonight; west gusts to 40 km/h near midnight.

Banff — Mainly sunny, clouding over late. High 15°C, low 0°C, now 1°C. Rain this evening changing to snow near midnight, 2–4 cm.

Jasper — Clouding over, rain this afternoon. High 10°C, low 0°C, now 0°C. Rain turns to snow this evening, 5–10 cm.

Slave Lake — Mix of sun and cloud, becoming cloudy. High 9°C, low 2°C, now 0°C. Rain tonight mixing with snow overnight (about 5 mm).

Fort Vermilion — Cloudy, 30% chance of showers. High 6°C, low 0°C, now 4°C. 60% chance of showers changing to flurries overnight; north winds 20 km/h this evening.

TONIGHT: RAIN, MOUNTAIN SNOW AND NEAR-FREEZING ROADS

None of the ten city lows is forecast below 0°C tonight, but Grande Prairie, Banff, Jasper and Fort Vermilion all reach freezing. Rain changing to snow may create slushy or icy patches, especially on mountain routes. Jasper could see 5–10 cm of snow and Banff 2–4 cm.

FRIDAY OUTLOOK: COLDER, WINDIER, RAIN AND SNOW

Friday is expected to turn much colder and windy. Rain mixed with snow and gusts up to 70 km/h are possible in Edmonton, Calgary and Red Deer, with gusts up to 80 km/h in Medicine Hat. Fort McMurray could receive about 2 cm of snow.

Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada. This is a morning forecast snapshot; official conditions and alerts can change. Check weather.gc.ca before travel.

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