While Alberta Environment and Parks has issued a high streamflow advisory for the Bow River and tributaries upstream of Cochrane, there's no current concern for low level flooding in this area.

On Friday, riverflow forecaster Colleen Walford, of Alberta Environment and Parks, said Cochrane is about two metres from the threshold and isn't a concern.

"There's no concern right now for the Town of Cochrane in regards to low level flooding based on the information I have," sais Walford.

The flooding that has occurred in Banff National Park is in areas that are repeat offenders and when the waterflow levels rise above the normal range it commonly occurs.

With higher than normal temperatures last week, snowmelt increased water levels in the Pipestone River near Lake Louise and Bow River and caused flooding in low-lying areas in the park, resulting in the closure of a trail and a picnic area. But the temperature has dropped off in the snowpack area and will reduce the flow.

With little snow remaining in the Waiparous/Ghost area the attention is now focused on the higher elevations.

On Sunday, it was reported the water levels at Lake Louise and Banff were generally falling but were still above the threshold for trails. Trail west of downtown Banff were also above the threshold.

Cooler temperatures in the mountains through to Tuesday will reduce the pace of the snowmelt, further reducing levels of the Bow River and its tributaries. The rainfall is not expected to have any major impact upon water levels.

Different flow timelines come into play with snow than with rain, Walford points out.

"The interesting thing about snow melting is all of it happens at a lot slower than rain-driven events, so the rise is a lot slower and the resulting decline tends to be a lot slower. So the advisories are basically going to stay up until the water recedes from those low lying areas in Lake Louise and Banff. These things take a little time because snow is so slow."

"If it would warm up to 25 degrees tomorrow, it would take a little while to start that process again. It's not like a tap or rainfall that you just turn it on or turn off, it has momentum and it needs time to kick in and then it takes time to kick out."