WWCN16 CWWG 122151

YELLOW WARNING - COLD

FOR NORTHERN ALBERTA

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 2:51 P.M. MST FRIDAY 12 DECEMBER 2025.

---------------------------------------------------------------------

YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:

      FORT SASKATCHEWAN - VEGREVILLE - REDWATER - SMOKY LAKE

      WESTLOCK - BARRHEAD - ATHABASCA

      LLOYDMINSTER - WAINWRIGHT - VERMILION - PROVOST

      BONNYVILLE - ST. PAUL - COLD LAKE - LAC LA BICHE

      M.D. OF GREENVIEW NEAR FOX CREEK

      WOODLANDS CO. NEAR CARSON-PEGASUS PROV. PARK

      WOODLANDS CO. NEAR GOOSE LAKE

      BIG LAKES COUNTY NEAR SWAN HILLS

      GRANDE PRAIRIE - BEAVERLODGE - VALLEYVIEW

      PEACE RIVER - FAIRVIEW - HIGH PRAIRIE - MANNING

      SLAVE LAKE

      WABASCA - PEERLESS LAKE - GIFT LAKE - CADOTTE LAKE

      FORT MCMURRAY - FORT MACKAY

      FORT CHIPEWYAN - WOOD BUFFALO NATIONAL PARK

      HIGH LEVEL - RAINBOW LAKE - FORT VERMILION - MACKENZIE HWY.



---------------------------------------------------------------------

IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW 40 AT TIMES 

CONTINUE. 



DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF -40 OR LOWER CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST ACROSS 

THE PRAIRIES. IMPROVEMENT WILL SLOWLY SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST 

ACROSS THE PRAIRIES OVER THE WEEKEND, FOLLOWED BY SIGNIFICANTLY 

WARMER WEATHER EARLY NEXT WEEK.



EXTREME COLD PUTS EVERYONE AT RISK. 



DRESS WARMLY. DRESS IN LAYERS THAT YOU CAN REMOVE IF YOU GET TOO 

WARM. THE OUTER LAYER SHOULD BE WIND RESISTANT. 



COVER UP. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP WITHIN MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN, 

ESPECIALLY WITH WIND CHILL. 



IF IT'S TOO COLD FOR YOU TO STAY OUTSIDE, IT'S TOO COLD FOR YOUR PET 

TO STAY OUTSIDE. 



PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 

ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO 

ABSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING 

(HASH)ABSTORM. 



FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT: 

HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



END/PASPC