While You Were Parked · Saturday, October 31, 2026
Mostly ice on the QEII. Jasper wakes at minus 10.
Saturday, October 31, 2026 — overnight Oct 30 into Oct 31, checked before dawn, Edmonton time.
Edition No. 12. No corridor is closed and no Environment Canada warnings are in force as of the 5:09 a.m. MDT check. The story is the ice: the QEII reads mostly ice at dawn, Jasper wakes at minus 10 for the second morning running, and the Coquihalla's work zones end today.
Alberta — Highway 2 (QEII)
QEII: mostly ice at dawn — fog at both ends, minus 7 tonight at Edmonton
The 5:09 a.m. MDT corridor read shows Highway 2 mostly ice, lowest minus 10 degrees, winds to 13 km/h. At 5:00 a.m. Edmonton Blatchford read minus 6.6 degrees with calm wind, and Calgary International read minus 0.9 degrees with a south wind at 17 km/h. Environment Canada calls for a mix of sun and cloud in Edmonton today with fog patches dissipating this morning, high plus 4 with wind chill minus 12 this morning, and tonight partly cloudy with fog patches developing overnight, low minus 7 with wind chill near minus 10. Calgary gets a mix of sun and cloud with fog patches dissipating this morning, high 6 with wind chill minus 10 this morning, and tonight partly cloudy with fog patches developing overnight, low minus 5 with wind chill minus 7. No Environment Canada warnings are in force as of the 5:09 a.m. check.
Source: Environment Canada (Edmonton + Calgary direct) + Weather Navigation road report (presenting 511 Alberta data) · Read next: Winter emergency gear for truck drivers
Alberta — Highway 16 (Yellowhead)
Yellowhead: mostly dry, ice in places — Jasper wakes at minus 10, minus 9 tonight
The 5:09 a.m. MDT corridor read shows Highway 16 mostly dry with ice in places, lowest minus 11 degrees near Edson, winds to 15 km/h. At 5:00 a.m. Jasper Warden Station read minus 10.2 degrees with a south-southwest wind at 5 km/h — the coldest dawn on the four corridors for the second morning running. Environment Canada calls for a mix of sun and cloud at Jasper today, high 6 with wind chill minus 14 this morning, and tonight partly cloudy, low minus 9 with wind chill minus 14 overnight. No closures or restrictions were shown on the corridor read, and no Environment Canada warnings are in force as of the 5:09 a.m. check. From tomorrow, Nov 1, the Icefields Parkway needs snow tires or chains through Mar 31 under the Parks Canada rule.
Source: Environment Canada (Jasper direct) + Weather Navigation road report (presenting 511 Alberta data) · Read next: Best tire chains for semi trucks in Canada
British Columbia — Highway 5 (Coquihalla)
Coquihalla open — two work zones on their last day, Merritt clears today
Highway 5 between Hope and Kamloops stayed open to through traffic overnight with no incidents reported, checked at 4:00 a.m. PDT. Two work zones remain in effect until Oct 31 — down from three yesterday — and drive times are running near typical in both directions: 1 hour 53 minutes southbound against a typical 1 hour 51, and 1 hour 55 minutes northbound. At 4:00 a.m. PDT Merritt read 1.6 degrees with an east wind at 4 km/h. Environment Canada's Merritt forecast calls for mainly cloudy conditions today clearing early in the afternoon, high 7, and tonight clear becoming partly cloudy with fog patches developing overnight, low minus 3. M+S or 3-peak-mountain-snowflake tires are required on the route from Oct 1 to Apr 30. No chain-up requirement is posted, and winter driving conditions are reported at the summit.
Source: Is The Coquihalla Open (polling DriveBC's Open511 feed) + Environment Canada (Merritt direct) · Read next: Best tire chains for semi trucks in Canada
Ontario — Highway 401 (Windsor–Toronto–Kingston)
401: mainline open — disabled vehicle at Keele, construction at McCowan
The 401 mainline is open through Toronto this morning. The live traffic read at 7:17 a.m. EDT showed 0 of 9 major Toronto highways with a major incident or full closure — yesterday's collision on the 404 northbound at Finch Avenue is cleared. The 401's two listed items are both lane-level: a disabled vehicle on the eastbound collector at Keele Street, right lane and right shoulder closed, rated moderate and reported 7 minutes before the read, and continuous construction on the eastbound express at McCowan Road, 1 right lane, rated moderate and in place since Oct 26. At 7:00 a.m. EDT Toronto Pearson read 5.0 degrees with a west wind at 9 km/h. Environment Canada's Toronto-area forecast calls for clearing today, high 14, and tonight clear with fog patches developing after midnight, low plus 3. No Environment Canada alerts are shown for the corridor.
British Columbia — Highway 1 (Fraser Valley)
Highway 1: Bradner Road intersection closed for the weekend — detour in place
Bradner Road at Downes Road (north), by Highway 1 in the Fraser Valley, is closed from 7 p.m. Friday Oct 30 to 5 a.m. Monday Nov 2, 2026, with the detour via Ross and Townshipline roads. Bradner Road itself stays open through the weekend with single-lane alternating traffic. The closure is part of rebuilding Bradner Road under Highway 1 for the Fraser Valley Highway 1 Corridor Improvement Program, under a traffic notification posted Oct 28, 2026. Drivers heading for the Lower Mainland should check DriveBC before leaving.
Alberta + BC + Ontario — week ahead (Environment Canada forecasts)
Week ahead: sunny recovery — Calgary to 11 Tuesday, Toronto to 18 Monday
The sunny recovery stretches into next week. Environment Canada calls for Sunday highs of plus 5 in Edmonton and at Jasper and plus 6 in Calgary, with Sunday night lows of minus 6, minus 9 and minus 4, then Monday sunny — Edmonton plus 7, Jasper plus 6, Calgary plus 8 — and Tuesday a mix of sun and cloud with Calgary reaching 11. Merritt runs cooler: sunny Sunday with a high of 6 and a low of minus 7 Sunday night, then sunny Monday with a high of 7. Toronto stays the mild end: a mix of sun and cloud Sunday with a high of 16, then cloudy Monday and Tuesday at 18. The message for drivers staging loads: the coldest dawn is behind us, and the week opens up.
Source: Environment Canada (Edmonton + Calgary + Jasper + Merritt + Toronto-area direct) · Read next: Winter emergency gear for truck drivers
Bottom line for drivers
No corridor is closed and no Environment Canada warnings are in force. The QEII is mostly ice at dawn with fog at both ends, Jasper wakes at minus 10 for the second morning running, and the Coquihalla's two work zones end today — check 511 and Environment Canada before rolling, and give the ice room.
Deeper on winter itself: the winter gear hub — heat, freeze, traction, sleep — and the free Winter Cab Checklist.
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Compiled before dawn from Environment Canada alerts, 511 Alberta, DriveBC, and the outlets linked on each item. Conditions change faster than any roundup — check your provincial 511 before you roll.