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Calgary, AB

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YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL

Impact Level: Moderate

Forecast Confidence: High


Heavy snow is expected today through Thursday for parts of central and southern Alberta, with total amounts of 10 to 25 cm. Snow will begin late this morning into early afternoon over the foothills and spread eastward this evening. Precipitation could begin as rain for some regions before quickly changing to snow. Snowfall amounts will vary widely, with general amounts of 10 to 25 cm by Thursday night. However, locally heavier amounts of 30 cm or more are possible. Poor visibility due to blowing snow is also possible in some areas tonight and Thursday morning. Snow will end Thursday evening. Travel will likely be challenging. Roads and walkways will likely be difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow. Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. If driving, turn on your lights, slow down and maintain a safe following distance. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ABstorm@ec.gc.ca, call 1-800-239-0484 or post reports on X using #ABStorm.

In effect for:

  • City of Calgary

Current ConditionsObserved at: Calgary Int'l Airport

Partly Cloudy

Partly Cloudy

-1°C

Wind:
calm
More details
Temperature:
-0.9°C
Pressure:
100.0 kPa
Dew point:
-4.7°C
Visibility:
24 km
Humidity:
75%
Date:
Observed at:
Calgary Int'l Airport

ForecastForecast issued:

YELLOW WARNING - SNOWFALL

Impact Level: Moderate

Forecast Confidence: High


Heavy snow is expected today through Thursday for parts of central and southern Alberta, with total amounts of 10 to 25 cm. Snow will begin late this morning into early afternoon over the foothills and spread eastward this evening. Precipitation could begin as rain for some regions before quickly changing to snow. Snowfall amounts will vary widely, with general amounts of 10 to 25 cm by Thursday night. However, locally heavier amounts of 30 cm or more are possible. Poor visibility due to blowing snow is also possible in some areas tonight and Thursday morning. Snow will end Thursday evening. Travel will likely be challenging. Roads and walkways will likely be difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow. Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. If driving, turn on your lights, slow down and maintain a safe following distance. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ABstorm@ec.gc.ca, call 1-800-239-0484 or post reports on X using #ABStorm.

In effect for:

  • City of Calgary

Detailed ForecastForecast issued:

Snow at times heavy
Tonight
-9°C
Snow at times heavy. Amount 10 to 15 cm. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 50 becoming northwest 20 gusting to 40 late this evening. Low minus 9. Wind chill minus 7 this evening and minus 15 overnight.
Snow
Thu, 16 Apr
-5°C
Snow. Amount 5 cm. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. High minus 5. Wind chill minus 17 in the morning and minus 8 in the afternoon. UV index 1 or low.
Night: Cloudy periods with 30 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 8.
A mix of sun and cloud
Fri, 17 Apr
C
Clearing. High plus 5.
Night: Clear. Low minus 3.
Sunny
Sat, 18 Apr
C
Sunny. High 8.
Night: Clear. Low minus 1.
Sunny
Sun, 19 Apr
15°C
Sunny. High 15.
Night: Cloudy periods. Low plus 4.
A mix of sun and cloud
Mon, 20 Apr
16°C
A mix of sun and cloud. High 16.
Night: Cloudy periods. Low plus 4.
A mix of sun and cloud
Tue, 21 Apr
19°C
A mix of sun and cloud. High 19.
Normals:
Max12°C.Min-1°C.
Sunrise:
6:42 MDT
Sunset:
20:32 MDT

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