Close to 25cm of snow fell in Calgary yesterday (Calgary Herald)Despite us being well into spring, clear skies allowed temperatures to drop this morning well below freezing between -4 and -10C. High pressure will give us a sunny but chilly day today with highs around 4C. The weekend unfortunately does not look very promising at this time. Low pressure developing over Kansas will move south of the region over the weekend. Clouds will be on the increase early Saturday followed by rain late in the day. The rain will continue into Sunday along with cooler temperatures and gusty winds. There may even be a few wet snowflakes around north of the city.
FLOODING
Winter is hanging on across parts of the prairies. Alberta was hit by a spring snowstorm yesterday with between 15-30cm of the white stuff from Edmonton south into Calgary. The snow slowed the major flooding that has been occurring across the region. Several Saskatchewan communities have declared a state of emergency after this winters significant snow began to melt rapidly. Water is flowing over numerous highways including the Trans Canada (below) at Indian Head. Flooding is also occurring in The Qu'Appelle Valley as well as near Lumsden and in Alberta near Medicine Hat. There is also flooding near Coderre, Sask south of Moose Jaw and near the Montana border in the Frenchman River Valley. Many areas have yet to see peak flooding with forecasters warning the floods could rival that of 1997 and 1974.
Flooding on the Trans Canada Highway near Indian Head, Saskatchewan.(Sask Ministry of Transport)
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I really enjoy reading your blog. I have a handful of friends who live in Montreal and it is of great interest to me of the weather they endure. I also enjoy having to use my cm/in conversion gizmo.
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