A low pressure system moving into central Alberta Tuesday could produce significant amounts of snow into Wednesday morning.
Environment Canada issued snowfall warnings Tuesday morning for the regions east of the northern end of the Rocky Mountains.
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According to the warnings, between 10 and 20 centimetres of snow is possible by Wednesday afternoon in Whitecourt, Edson, Fox Creek, Swan Hills, Hinton and Grande Cache.
“Rapidly accumulating snow will make travel difficult. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow,” the warning reads.
As of 11 a.m., areas under the snowfall warning were: Hinton, Grande Cache, Spruce Grove, Morinville, Mayerthorpe, Evansburg, Westlock, Barrhead, Athabasca, Whitecourt, Edson, Fox Creek and Swan Hills.
The warning was expanded on Tuesday afternoon to include Slave Lake, Bonnyville, St. Paul, Cold Lake, Lac La Biche, Fort McMurray and Fort MacKay. Between 10 and 15 centimetres of snow is expected in these areas, although Grande Cache could see up to 25 cm of snow, according to Environment Canada.
To see the latest weather watches and warnings click here. The snow is expected to taper off Wednesday night.
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Temperatures will also be unseasonably cool for most of the province until at least Friday.
Daytime highs are expected to be closer to average overnight lows around 0 C, and some precipitation is possible for most areas.
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