Squall Watch in Effect for Western Lake Athabasca
This alert is no longer in effect.
ECCC issued it on August 2, 2026, 3 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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Environment Canada has issued a squall watch for the western half of Lake Athabasca due to potential squalls with wind gusts up to 35 knots.
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- Record type
- Squall Watch
- Affected area
- Western Lake Athabasca
- Issued
- August 2, 2026
- Issuing authority
- ECCC
The warning type, named area, and issue time define this record. Confirm all three against the original agency notice before treating it as current.
Record status: historical. It was issued 3 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Western Lake Athabasca.
Alert Details
Squall watch in effect, issued by Environment Canada. Effective from 2026-08-02T02:34:50-00:00 until 2026-08-02T10:32:50-00:00.
Affected Areas
Lake Athabasca - western half.
What You Should Do
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. For more information monitor Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.
Expected Conditions
Conditions are favourable for the development of squalls with wind gusts up to 35 knots, frequent lightning and poor to very poor visibility in thunderstorms heavy at times.
Timeline
Thunderstorms will move through the region this evening. The alert expires at 2026-08-02T10:32:50-00:00.
Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗
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