Quiet night, wind on the move — gusts to 90 late this morning, Coq summit on ice.

Alberta — Highway 2 (QEII)

QEII: mostly dry, wet in places — Edmonton at 6.0, Calgary at 8.1, gusts to 90 late this morning

The 5:58 a.m. CST corridor read shows Highway 2 mostly dry with wet in places, lowest 1 degree near Edmonton, winds to 22 km/h near Leduc. At 6:00 a.m. Edmonton Blatchford read 6.0 degrees with a south-southwest wind at 14 km/h, and Calgary International read 8.1 degrees, clear, with a south-southeast wind at 27 km/h. Environment Canada calls for a mix of sun and cloud in Edmonton, high 13, with winds southeast 20 gusting to 40 becoming west 30 gusting to 50 this morning. Calgary gets mainly sunny, high 14, with south winds 30 gusting to 50 becoming southwest 60 gusting to 90 late this morning. Tonight Edmonton sees partly cloudy skies becoming clear near midnight, low plus 3 with west winds 20 gusting to 40; Calgary clears, low plus 2, with southwest winds 50 gusting to 80 becoming west 30 gusting to 50 this evening. No Environment Canada warnings are in force as of the 5:58 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 5.8, showers today, 15 cm over sections of the Parkway

The 5:58 a.m. CST corridor read shows Highway 16 mostly dry with ice in places, lowest minus 1 degree near Edson, winds to 27 km/h near Vegreville. At 6:00 a.m. Jasper Warden Station read 5.8 degrees with a west-southwest wind at 12 km/h. Environment Canada calls for showers at Jasper today, with the snow level at 1,800 metres lowering to 1,500 metres this afternoon and 15 cm of snowfall over sections of the Icefields Parkway, southwest winds 20 gusting to 40, high 11 except zero over sections of the Parkway. Tonight a few rain showers end this evening, then partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of flurries, the snow level lowering to the valley bottom, low zero. No closures or restrictions were shown on the corridor read, and no Environment Canada warnings are in force as of the 5:58 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 — paving zone gone, summit on ice, wind statement till this evening

Highway 5 between Hope and Kamloops stayed open to through traffic overnight with no incidents reported, last DriveBC poll 5:00 a.m. PDT, and no full closures, no lane closures and no roadworks reported as of 5:13 a.m. MST — yesterday's paving operation between Box Canyon Chain-Up and Zopkios Brake Check is gone from the read. At the summit the surface is ice, air 1 degree with the road surface estimated at minus 1 degree, winds to 8 km/h gusting to 22. DriveBC reports water pooling and heavy rain between Exit 202 Portia and Exit 228 Coquihalla Lakes Road, last update 4:49 a.m. PCT. At 5:00 a.m. PDT Merritt read 6.0 degrees with a north wind at 7 km/h. Environment Canada's Merritt forecast calls for a mix of sun and cloud with a 30 percent chance of showers today, snow level 1,300 metres, high 13, with south winds 30 gusting to 60 becoming southwest 60 gusting to 80 this morning. Tonight clears late this evening with fog patches developing before morning, low minus 3. The special weather statement for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt and Merritt to Kamloops continues: moderate to strong gusty winds, now till this evening, gusts 60 to 80 km/h, with a cold front bringing southwesterly gusts potentially reaching 90 km/h starting late this morning for western regions. 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.

Source: Is The Coquihalla Open (polling DriveBC's Open511 feed) + Weather Navigation summit page (presenting DriveBC data) + Environment Canada (Merritt direct) · Read next: Best tire chains for semi trucks in Canada

Ontario — Highway 401 (Windsor–Toronto–Kingston)

401: clear this morning — Whites Road crash cleared, one critical incident on the 427

The morning Toronto read shows the 401 mainline clear — 1 of Toronto's 9 major highways has a major incident or full closure, 1 is slow or has lanes closed, and 7 are clear as of 7:17 a.m. EST. The one active incident sits on the 427, not the 401: a collision on the Highway 427 southbound collector ramp at Holiday Drive in Toronto has all lanes closed, rated critical and reported about an hour before the read. A collision on the 401 eastbound express at Whites Road in Pickering, reported about 5:07 a.m. EST with two right lanes and the right shoulder closed, is gone from the incident list by the 7:17 a.m. read — cleared. Continuous construction on the 401 eastbound collector between Bayview Avenue and Don Mills Road holds two right lanes. At 7:00 a.m. EST Toronto Pearson read 5.3 degrees, mainly clear, with a south-southwest wind at 12 km/h. Environment Canada's Toronto-area forecast calls for mainly cloudy skies today, wind becoming west 20 gusting to 40 early this morning, high 10, and tonight cloudy with a 60 percent chance of showers, low plus 4. No Environment Canada alerts are shown for the corridor.

Source: routeoutlook.com (live traffic aggregator, presenting Ontario 511 data) + Environment Canada (Toronto-area)

Alberta + BC + Ontario — week ahead (Environment Canada forecasts)

Week ahead: mild stretch holds, wind is the story — forecast corrections carried

The mild stretch holds — and the wind is the story again today. Environment Canada calls for mainly sunny conditions Sunday — Edmonton 13, Calgary 14 — then sunny Monday, Edmonton 10 and Calgary 10, with Tuesday sunny, Edmonton 7 and Calgary 12. Five corrections from yesterday's forecast: Edmonton runs two degrees warmer today than forecast (13 against 11), and the 90 km/h gusts are gone from Edmonton's forecast — west 30 gusting to 50 this morning instead; Calgary runs a degree warmer today (14 against 13) and four degrees colder tonight (low plus 2 against 6), with the 90 km/h gusts moved to late this morning; Jasper turns wet instead of clearing — showers today with 15 cm over sections of the Icefields Parkway against the 5 cm forecast — and tonight drops to zero against the plus 4 forecast; Merritt runs a degree cooler (13 against 14) and tonight swings hard — clearing with fog patches and a low of minus 3 against showers near midnight and a low of plus 8; Toronto runs a degree warmer today (10 against 9) and tonight turns wetter — 60 percent chance of showers, low plus 4, against 30 percent and plus 3. Jasper dries Monday at 8, Merritt holds at 9 Monday with fog patches in the morning, and Toronto stays cloudy at 11 Monday with a 30 percent chance of showers early in the morning.

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. The Coquihalla's paving zone is gone and the summit runs on ice, the wind statement holds till this evening, and Calgary sees gusts to 90 late this morning. Check 511 and Environment Canada before rolling, and give the wind room.

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