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Snowfall warnings issued for Banff National Park, parts of central Alberta

WATCH ABOVE: Global meteorologist Jesse Beyer has the weather forecast for Edmonton and surrounding areas for Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. – Sep 21, 2018

Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning for the Banff National Park region on Friday morning. Parts of central Alberta, including the Red Deer and Drumheller areas, were added to the warning on Friday afternoon.

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Ten to 15 centimetres of snow is expected in the regions under the warnings through the night Friday and into Saturday morning.

“In [the] Banff townsite, rain is expected to transition to snow early Friday evening. Initially, above freezing surfaces combined with wet snow will reduce accumulations,” the warning from the national weather agency said.

“Higher terrain near Lake Louise and on Highway 93 will see an additional 10 to 15 centimetres before Saturday morning,” the statement said.

A view of Lake Louise on Sept. 21, 2018. Courtesy Lake Louise

Where exactly the heaviest snowfall amounts will be remained uncertain on Friday afternoon, according to Environment Canada. As such, the weather agency said the warnings could be expanded as the system moves through Alberta.

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Frost advisories were also in place Friday for parts of northern Alberta.

For up-to-date information on which regions are under weather advisories and warnings, click here.

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