Calgary's forecast: 5 cm of snow and cool to start the week
We're looking at light snow in parts of Calgary today, but don't expect much accumulation.
I mentioned that this isn't part of a larger low-pressure system Friday; that remains true. Instead, it's another polar ridge. Cold air is therefore circulating in, and we'll face a chilly start to the week on that account. The cold air mass will really hit sometime this evening, just past sunset – with it, expect a burst of wind for two hours or so; 50 to 60 kilometre per hour gusts are expected here, and with temperatures between -12 and -18 C expected for it, the wind chill will be bitter.
This pattern will continue tomorrow, though without the milder (relatively speaking) start your Monday features – it'll be a cold one Tuesday. While snowfall isn't expected to be particularly heavy at any point in the next 48 hours, we'll still amass five to six centimetres.
Then, we break into a brief seasonal pattern for the mid-to-late week, thanks to a rising ridge; a few great outdoor days will follow, if that toboggan is in need of use.
YOUR FIVE-DAY CALGARY FORECAST:
Monday
- Evening: windy at times, snow showers, low -16 C
Tuesday
- Snow showers
- Daytime high: -18 C
- Evening: clearing, low -22 C
Wednesday
- Sunny
- Daytime high: 0 C
- Evening: mainly clear, low -11 C
Thursday
- Mainly sunny
- Daytime high: 0 C
- Evening: mainly clear, low -7 C
Friday
- Mainly sunny
- Daytime high: -1 C
- Evening: some cloud, low -8 C
Saturday
- Mainly sunny
- Daytime high: -6 C
- Evening: some cloud, low -17 C
Today's beautiful, peaceful pic in Bragg Creek was sent by Jonathan.
Scenic Bragg Creek photo courtesy viewer Jonathan.
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