By Shaun Penner

Snow on its way

UPDATE: Snowfall warning ended for Grande Prairie area

Oct 15, 2020 | 7:58 AM

UPDATE #3 (10:34 a.m. Oct. 16): The snowfall warning has ended for the Grande Prairie area.

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UPDATE #2 (3:38 p.m. Oct. 15): Environment Canada has upgraded the special weather statement for the Grande Prairie-Beaverlodge-Valleyview area to a snowfall warning, where 10 to 15 cm of snowfall is expected.

The weather office says the most snowfall is expected to fall southwest of a line extending from Beaverlodge to Red Deer, south towards Kananaskis.

“Total accumulations are expected to approach 10 cm by late Friday. However local amounts of 15 cm or more may fall over the higher elevations.”

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The warning is also in place for the Grande Cache area, as well as Fox Creek and Whitecourt.

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UPDATE #1 (11:53 a.m. Oct. 15): Environment Canada has updated its special weather statement, stating that areas south of a line from Peace River to Edmonton, and southeast to Coronation, will likely see snowfall accumulations near 5 cm on Friday.

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(Oct. 15, 7:59 a.m.): The Grande Prairie-Beaverlodge-Valleyview area is under a special weather advisory from Environment Canada, as a weather system moving in could bring up to 10 cm of snow by Friday afternoon.

The advisory is currently issued for areas south of Grande Prairie, including Grande Cache, Fox Creek and Whitecourt.

The weather office says a Pacific low is forecast to move through central BC tonight and track across south-central Alberta Friday.

“A band of snow associated with this weather system will likely produce accumulations up to 10 cm by Friday afternoon, with higher amounts along the foothills and in the mountain parks. There remains considerable uncertainty as to where the majority of the snow will fall as this low is still off the BC Pacific coast.”

Environment Canada says as the cold front passes through the region, temperatures are expected to quickly dip below zero, with snow and strong northerly winds with gusts of 60 to 80 km/h.

“This abrupt change in weather may lead to hazardous travel conditions, and may occur during the Friday afternoon commute for some southern Alberta communities.”

Thursday’s forecasted high for Grande Prairie is plus five, before dipping to a high of minus one for Friday and minus six degrees for Saturday.