Environment Canada is forecasting a late-season snowstorm for Red Deer, Alberta, starting this evening and lasting through Saturday, April 25, 2026. Residents should prepare for heavy flurries and strong winds that may create difficult travel conditions across the region.
The weather forecast predicts periods of heavy flurries starting Thursday night, April 23, with local accumulation expected between 5 and 10 centimetres. The cold front will continue into Friday, April 24, bringing an additional 2 to 4 centimetres of snow. Blowing snow is also expected, with northwest winds reaching gusts of up to 70 kilometres per hour. Temperatures will remain low, with wind chill values dropping to minus 11 degrees Celsius on both Thursday night and Friday morning.
The system is expected to linger into Saturday, April 25, with further periods of snow and a high temperature of minus 1 degree Celsius. As of Thursday afternoon, there were no active weather alerts in effect for the city, though conditions are subject to change.
This weather event follows a significant storm that impacted the area on April 15, 2026, which brought between 10 and 25 centimetres of snow. During such spring storms, travel on major routes like the QEII highway between Calgary and Red Deer often becomes hazardous. Local authorities, including the Alberta RCMP, frequently advise residents to check 511 Alberta for real-time road conditions and to avoid travel during the periods of heaviest snowfall.
While late-season snow is a common occurrence in central Alberta, which typically sees about 104 millimetres of snowfall in April, residents are encouraged to stay bundled up and exercise caution on the roads while these conditions persist.
