FPCN11 CWNT 051718 AAA

UPDATED FORECASTS FOR THE GREAT SLAVE LAKE AND MACKENZIE RIVER AREAS

OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT

11:18 A.M. MDT WEDNESDAY 5 AUGUST 2026 FOR TODAY AND THURSDAY.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. MDT.



FT. SIMPSON REGION INCLUDING JEAN MARIE RIVER.

TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR NOON

 WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST

 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH 19. UV INDEX 4 OR

 MODERATE.

TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING

 TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 9.

THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 22. UV INDEX 4 OR

 MODERATE.



REMAINDER UNCHANGED.



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