Downtrending to flurries for Calgary today

For this update, we're flipping the script. Calgary briefly popped up to 6 C early this afternoon, thanks to a strong burst of wind from the west, and a secondary band of heat from a warm front. Following those warm fronts, however, is usually a band of colder air - as of 2:51 MST, Calgary was back to -1, with wind out of the north at 50 km/h, and light snow has begun. This will severely hamper visibility while it persists.

Calgary is likely placed for 1-2 cm by the time we get this system out of our system.

Afterward, we get reprieve from the elements, for a time, instead pushing toward another line of fair conditions. We'll stay a touch below seasonal for a couple of days, before rising into a southwesterly jet Saturday, which will push us well above seasonal. The residual heat from that will help us out Sunday, with a slight shot for evening snow on a much cooler Monday.

 

YOUR FIVE-DAY FORECAST:

Tonight:

• Evening: some cloud, low -10 C

Thursday:

• Partly cloudy
• Daytime high: 0 C
• Evening: some cloud, low -8 C

Friday:

• Mainly sunny
• Daytime high: -1 C
• Evening: some cloud, low -5 C

Saturday:

• Sunny
• Daytime high: 6 C
• Evening: some cloud, low -3 C

Sunday:

• Sunny
• Daytime high: 0 C
• Evening: some cloud, low -8 C

Monday:

• Mainly cloudy
• Daytime high: -4 C
• Evening: some cloud, low -11 C

Susan caught a lovely shot of the moon the other night – and, as an added bonus, that’s Venus a little higher in the sky, too!

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