Occurred Nov 6, 2026, 6:54:07 PM UTC

First published Nov 7, 2026, 12:24:15 AM UTC · Last updated Nov 7, 2026, 2:08:15 AM UTC

Strong winds

Wind - M.D. of Lesser Slave River near Marten Beach

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A yellow warning reports damaging west winds, with gusts expected to reach 90 km/h overnight and isolated gusts possibly reaching 100 km/h. The alert covers Big Lakes County near Swan Hills and names Grande Prairie, Edmonton and Lloydminster.

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Affected location: Big Lakes County near Swan Hills

Illustrative image: The chinook winds bring warm weather ( And have nothing to do with global warming Leonardo ) but the do bring some amazing clouds for sure. The sun was trying to peek through .and did shortly after these shots. — Thank you for visiting my page from Canada/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

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Nov 6, 2026, 6:54 PM UTC
A wind warning reports strong west winds with gusts to 90 km/h expected overnight across parts of Alberta, with isolated gusts possibly reaching 100 km/h. Winds are expected to ease late morning to early afternoon.
Environment Canada Weather Alerts
Nov 6, 2026, 6:54 PM UTC
A yellow-level warning reports damaging west winds with gusts to 90 km/h, with isolated gusts possibly reaching 100 km/h, affecting Athabasca County and areas including Grande Prairie, Edmonton, and Lloydminster overnight into the morning. Local utility outages and damage are possible.
Environment Canada Weather Alerts
Nov 6, 2026, 6:54 PM UTC
A warning reports damaging west winds, with gusts to 90 km/h, expected overnight and moving through the Grande Prairie and Edmonton areas to Lloydminster by morning. Winds are expected to ease late morning to early afternoon.
Environment Canada Weather Alerts
Nov 6, 2026, 6:54 PM UTC
A yellow warning reports damaging west winds, with gusts expected to reach 90 km/h overnight and isolated gusts possibly reaching 100 km/h. The alert covers Big Lakes County near Swan Hills and names Grande Prairie, Edmonton and Lloydminster.
Environment Canada Weather Alerts

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