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Alberta Travel Alert Warns of Up to 30 cm of Snow in Northeast

Updated: October 24, 2026 at 9:50 p.m. EDT Alberta’s official highway information service is warning travellers about heavy snow in the province’s northeast, with accumulations of up to 30 centimetres expected in total through Saturday evening, October 24. 511 Alberta’s alert , updated on Saturday afternoon, says Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for northeastern Alberta. Accumulating snow and reduced visibility are likely to make roads difficult to navigate, and the service advises allowing extra travel time. The warning concerns the northeast of the province. It does not describe a 30-centimetre snowfall forecast for Calgary, where snow earlier in the weather system had also attracted attention. In a report published Saturday, The Weather Network said a low-pressure system moving from the American Rockies had met cold, moist air from northern Canada, bringing a sharp temperature drop, gusty winds and snow across the Prairies. That report documented snowfall in Alberta...