A warm-up for the weekend in Calgary

UPDATE: There are few updates. The bottoming-out of an upper trough over us as we close on the weekend will yield cooler temperatures for Friday, but otherwise, we're still sailing smoothly toward above-freezing temperatures next week - check that Monday high for proof. The freeze-thaw cycle that we're aligning toward may create poor road conditions, especially off the majors. Something to be aware of...

The best thing about this forecast is it's continuing on an upward trajectory. Mostly.

Arctic air still has its hold over us and likely will into tomorrow, too – Thursday will mark the beginning of the end for extreme cold along the southern edges of the province, with the removal of a few warnings possible there, and many more slated to depart Friday.

Flurry potential is still there and has a small chance of running into this evening. The cool temperatures we’re experiencing will translate to "a centimetre of snow" at times, but it’s the really, really fluffy stuff. Easy to shovel.

Through the weekend, the warm-up continues – our upper air will pull the jet north of us, acting as a curtain against the cold. This leads to a few days with melting weather (!) next week. Our low temperatures through this period are likely to hit the freezing mark, which means that morning road conditions especially will be downright icy.

YOUR FIVE-DAY FORECAST:

Tonight

• Some cloud, low -30 C

Thursday

• Cloudy, chance of aft. flurries
• Daytime high: -23 C
• Evening: some cloud, low -25 C

Friday

• Partly cloudy
• Daytime high: -21 C
• Evening: risk of flurries, then clearing, low -24 C

Saturday

• Partly cloudy
• Daytime high: -18 C
• Evening: mainly clear, low -21 C

Sunday

• Mainly sunny
• Daytime high -8 C
• Evening: clear, low -10

Monday

• Partly cloudy
• Daytime high 1 C
• Evening: some cloud, low -5

Joe was the 6 o’clock show’s pic of the day yesterday, but he submitted two! Here’s another wintry shot.

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