UPDATE: I called for 11. We hit 12 by ten o'clock this morning. I threw my hands up and went down the forecast list, upping temperatures as I went. No, really.
What a day it's been so far for warmth. We pared back the wind and the temps, briefly, only to report 72 km/h gust in our city in the last hour. Wind warnings have expanded across the southern ends of our province, right through Cypress County.
While those gusts are expected to ease this evening, it's no surprise the potential will exist for additional warnings cropping up againt through the week.
Onward!
"Wow, what a solid weekend! I hope this sticks around!"
Sure thing, amigo.
The following is what persists and redevelops for the next little while:
Two elements of note for you: the high in northern California, whose ridge digs into the Peace River Valley; and the Alberta Clipper (low) in Manitoba.
The high is continuing to latch onto warm air and pile it northward. The low will then grab that air from the Rockies and shove it at us. When the low moves too far along, we rest on the ridge's laurels alone, which will make up our lighter wind periods. This is a key, especially for our pressure-sensitive pals, because while our temperatures are even now (as of 6 a.m.) in the positives at 3 C, and while our forecast high for the day is still well above seasonal, that west wind will have periods of relentlessness.
Look no further than our alerts page:
Wind warnings, all. The Peace River Valley setup is due to the formation of that Alberta Clipper; the southwesterly warnings are more of the same; the westerly gradient could provide damaging winds yet again, alongside temperatures that will once again likely top the nation.
Yesterday, Enchant, Alta. made it to 14.8 C and took the cake as Canada's hot spot; already this morning, Alberta has the lead again, with a 10.8 C temperature shared between Barnwell and Grassy Lake.
Local gusts will also be quite strong, though perhaps we'll keep the warnings at bay today.
YOUR FIVE-DAY FORECAST:
Tonight
- Some cloud, low -1 C
Tuesday
- Partly cloudy
- Daytime high: 12 C
- Evening: clear, low 0 C
Wednesday
- Mainly sunny
- Daytime high: 14 C
- Evening: clear, low 6 C
Thursday
- Sunny
- Daytime high: 14 C
- Evening: some cloud, low -4 C
Friday
- Mainly sunny
- Daytime high: 4 C
- Evening: clear, low 1 C
Saturday
- Mainly sunny
- Daytime high: 11 C
- Evening: clear, low 5 C
Our pic of the day today is from Jen at Johnston Canyon, observing some extreme winter sport from a safe spot (I hope!)
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