Snow in the forecast for Alberta, including Hwy 2 corridor, starting Friday

Oct 8, 2026 | 5:59 AM

A special weather statement has been issued for parts of Alberta, including Red Deer, ahead of the Thanksgiving long weekend.

Environment and Climate Change Canada says the first accumulating snowfall is expected to begin Friday and last in some areas until Sunday.

Per the statement:

Rain will begin to spread across northern Alberta today. Precipitation will change to snow on Friday in west-central regions, and for much of the province by Saturday.

Many areas of Alberta are expected to see accumulating snow on Saturday, possibly including the Calgary-Edmonton corridor. The highest snowfall amounts are expected in western parts of the province, including Grande Cache, Hinton and Jasper National Park, where snow totals could exceed 20 cm. Snow amounts for other areas of the province remain uncertain.

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Snow will taper off north to south on Sunday.

Motorists should prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions.

As of Thursday morning, Red Deer is forecast to have a high of +13 on Friday with a 30 per cent chance of showers. Saturday will bring a high of just +2 and rain or snow, then getting down to -2 overnight. Sunday, it’ll get up to +4 with cloudy conditions.

The sun returns Monday… hopefully.

Continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ABstorm@ec.gc.ca, call 1-800-239-0484 or post reports on social media using #ABStorm.

by Josh Hall

Snow in the forecast for Alberta, including Hwy 2 corridor, starting Friday

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