While You Were Parked · Monday, November 2, 2026
Quiet night. Ice in places, fog patches lifting at dawn.
Monday, November 2, 2026 — overnight Nov 1 into Nov 2, checked before dawn, Edmonton time.
Edition No. 14. A quiet night is data too: no corridor is closed and no Environment Canada warnings are in force as of the 6:14 a.m. CST check. The story is the ice in places and the fog patches lifting at dawn — plus snow returning to the Merritt forecast Wednesday night.
Alberta — Highway 2 (QEII)
QEII: mostly dry, ice in places — fog patches at dawn, minus 1 tonight at Edmonton
The 6:14 a.m. CST corridor read shows Highway 2 mostly dry with ice in places, lowest minus 10 degrees near Edmonton, winds to 16 km/h near Fort Macleod. At 6:00 a.m. Edmonton Blatchford read minus 6.6 degrees with a west-southwest wind at 5 km/h, and Calgary International read minus 3.9 degrees with a south-southwest wind at 6 km/h. Environment Canada calls for clearing early this morning with fog patches dissipating, high 8 with wind chill minus 8 this morning in Edmonton, and tonight clear, low minus 1. Calgary gets sunny conditions, high 10 with wind chill minus 7 this morning, and tonight a few clouds, low plus 2. No Environment Canada warnings are in force as of the 6:14 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 at minus 7.6, warmer than the last three dawns
The 6:14 a.m. CST corridor read shows Highway 16 mostly dry with ice in places, lowest minus 10 degrees, winds to 14 km/h. At 6:00 a.m. Jasper Warden Station read minus 7.6 degrees with a southwest wind at 8 km/h — warmer than the last three dawns, which ran near minus 9 to minus 10. Environment Canada calls for a sunny day at Jasper, high 7 with wind chill minus 10 this morning, and tonight partly cloudy, low minus 5 with wind chill minus 7 overnight. No closures or restrictions were shown on the corridor read, and no Environment Canada warnings are in force as of the 6:14 a.m. check. The Icefields Parkway snow-tire or chain rule is in force since Nov 1 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 — one work zone, Merritt to minus 1 tonight, snow back Wednesday night
Highway 5 between Hope and Kamloops stayed open to through traffic overnight with no incidents reported, checked at 5:00 a.m. PDT. One work zone remains in effect, and drive times are running near typical: 1 hour 57 minutes southbound against a typical 1 hour 51, and 1 hour 52 minutes northbound. At 5:00 a.m. PDT Merritt read 0.6 degrees with a south-southeast wind at 4 km/h. Environment Canada's Merritt forecast calls for mainly cloudy conditions today, high 7, and tonight mainly cloudy, low minus 1. 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. Snow returns to the Merritt forecast Wednesday night into Thursday — periods of snow Wednesday night, then periods of snow or rain Thursday with a high of 7.
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 — two lane-level collisions in Toronto, both moderate
The 401 mainline is open through Toronto this morning. The live traffic read at 7:20 a.m. EST showed 0 of 9 major Toronto highways with a major incident or full closure, with 2 slow or with lanes closed and 7 clear. The 401's two listed items are both lane-level: a collision on the eastbound 401 at Dixon Road / Martin Grove Road, 1 left lane closed, rated moderate and reported 34 minutes before the read, and a collision on the eastbound express at Brimley Road, left shoulder and 1 left lane closed, rated moderate and reported 19 minutes before the read. At 7:00 a.m. EST Toronto Pearson read 10.5 degrees with calm wind. Environment Canada's Toronto-area forecast calls for a mix of sun and cloud today with a 30 percent chance of showers this morning and early this afternoon, high 19, and tonight becoming cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers late this evening and overnight, low 11. No Environment Canada alerts are shown for the corridor.
British Columbia — Highway 1 (Fraser Valley)
Highway 1: Bradner Road intersection reopens at 5 a.m. today — weekend closure ends
Bradner Road at Downes Road (north), by Highway 1 in the Fraser Valley, reopens at 5 a.m. Monday Nov 2, 2026, ending the weekend closure that ran from 7 p.m. Friday Oct 30, with the detour via Ross and Townshipline roads lifting with it. Bradner Road itself stays open 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 still check DriveBC before leaving.
Alberta + BC + Ontario — week ahead (Environment Canada forecasts)
Week ahead: sunny stretch holds — Calgary to 16 Sunday, snow back on the Coquihalla Wednesday night
The sunny stretch holds into next week. Environment Canada calls for sunny conditions Tuesday — Edmonton plus 10, Jasper plus 6, Calgary plus 12 — then Wednesday sunny with Edmonton plus 8 and Calgary plus 10, and Calgary reaches 16 on Sunday. Jasper stays mild with a 40 percent chance of flurries or rain showers Thursday. Merritt runs cooler: mainly cloudy Tuesday with a high of 9, then a mix of sun and cloud Wednesday with a high of 10 before periods of snow Wednesday night and periods of snow or rain Thursday. Toronto stays the mild end at first — mainly cloudy Tuesday with a high of 20 — then cools through the week to 12 on Friday and 10 on Saturday, with a 30 percent chance of rain showers or flurries Saturday night. The message for drivers staging loads: the coldest dawns are behind us for now, but the Coquihalla summit sees snow again by Wednesday night.
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 and Yellowhead read mostly dry with ice in places and fog patches lifting at dawn, Jasper wakes at minus 7.6, the Coquihalla holds one work zone, the Bradner Road closure ends at 5 a.m. today, and the 401 mainline is open — check 511 and Environment Canada before rolling, and give the ice room.
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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.