Warmer this weekend in southern Alberta
Today is a nice day.
A couple of messy days across our province are behind us, and warmer days are just ahead. Colleen sent this along - and she's not terribly far-off!
To get to a proper blizzard, it's the 4/40/400 "rule" - blowing snow in 400 metres or less for visiblity, with 40 km/h or stronger winds. Oh, and it has to be sustained for more than 4 hours. Thankfully, not the case, here!
We lead off with a ridge of high pressure pushing in, which makes for cooler air circulating above us. Tomorrow, that setup will develop further, and we’ll find our way to sunnier straits; I expect to see a fair few wind warnings build in along the foothills, heralding a shift to chinook wind Saturday. Gusts may very well top 100 km/h in a few spots, as a warm burst of air will do its work, even here in Calgary. Some models show early gust values topping the 70 km/h range, but that remains to be seen!
Afterward, we cool back down, and enter another phase of snow showers Monday.
YOUR FIVE-DAY FORECAST
Tonight:
- Evening: some cloud, low -9 C
Friday:
- Mainly sunny, west wind
- Daytime high: 0 C
- Evening: mainly clear, low -5 C
Saturday:
- Sunny
- Daytime high: 6 C
- Evening: some cloud, low -7 C
Sunday:
- Sunny
- Daytime high: 0 C
- Evening: some cloud, low -9 C
Monday:
- Mainly cloudy, chance for afternoon flurries
- Daytime high: -7 C
- Evening: late flurry risk, low -12 C
Tuesday:
- Mainly cloudy, morning flurries
- Daytime high: -9 C
- Evening: late flurries, low -12 C
Bob near Delacour, caught a really nifty shot of Black Angus cattle beneath a chinook arch against a mountain backdrop. As one does.
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