Mild and steady conditions in Calgary with a touch of wind

CALGARY -

Another week, another hunkering-down within a couple degrees of seasonal. We're facing zonal flow to start:

Following that yellow line, zonal flow is our upper wind occupying a largely west-to-east trajectory. This is usually responsible for west wind and consequent above-seasonal weather.

The pattern of westerly or southwesterly wind flow will carry on for a few days, though with the development of a new low on the BC coastline (which, as of 6:15 a.m. MST, has generated merely a series of wind warnings and wind advisories) will inject some cooler air through the BC interior and, as a result, the west wind we receive will still be within a couple degrees of seasonal.

Calgary's precipitation forecast in the wake of this mild, dry air moving through is, again, a blank slate. If you were hoping for some local snow, your expectations must be lowered. The foothills will tell a different tale, however… even if only in higher elevations, where a few centimetres are possible over the week.

YOUR FIVE-DAY FORECAST:

Today:

• Mainly sunny, 40 km/h gusts from the southwest
• Daytime high: 8 C
• Evening: mainly clear, low -4 C

Tuesday:

• Partly cloudy
• Daytime high: 4 C
• Evening: some cloud, low -2 C

Wednesday:

• Mainly sunny
• Daytime high: 7 C
• Evening: staying clear, low -5 C

Thursday:

• Sunny
• Daytime high: 3 C
• Evening: clear, low -8 C

Friday:

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

For our pics of the day, now…

William captured this shot in Chinook Park:

And Rick in Brooks estimates thousands of geese landed near sunset as part of their journey!

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