A cold but mostly dry Saturday is in store for southeastern Alberta, according to Environment Canada forecasts issued at 5 a.m. Skies will feature a mix of sun and cloud through the day, with highs in the plus 2 to plus 6 C range depending on location. Wind chills this morning will make temperatures feel as low as minus 10 in some areas, so extra layers are advisable for early outdoor work or activity.

No weather alerts are in effect for any community in the region.

Medicine Hat and Redcliff

At 6 a.m. at the Medicine Hat airport, skies were cloudy and the temperature sat at minus 0.6 C, with a wind chill of minus 4 and a west-southwest wind of 11 km/h. Environment Canada calls for a mix of sun and cloud Saturday, with a west wind of 20 km/h becoming light this morning and a high of plus 5 C. The wind chill will reach minus 9 through the morning. Saturday night will be mainly cloudy with a low of minus 2 and a wind chill of minus 7 overnight. Winds up to 15 km/h. UV index 2 or low.

Irvine

At 6 a.m. at Irvine, the temperature was minus 1.9 C with a wind chill of minus 8 and a west-southwest wind of 22 km/h. Environment Canada is forecasting a mix of sun and cloud for Saturday, with winds west at 20 km/h becoming light in the morning and a high of plus 5 C. Wind chills will hit minus 9 during the morning hours. Cloud cover builds again this evening; overnight will be mainly cloudy with winds up to 15 km/h and a low of minus 2. Wind chill minus 7 overnight. UV index 2 or low.

Bow Island

Bow Island recorded a temperature of plus 0.3 C at 6 a.m. at the Bow Island Climate station, where a west-southwest wind of 8 km/h was blowing. Environment Canada expects a mix of sun and cloud through Saturday, with a west wind of 20 km/h becoming light this morning and a high of plus 5 C. A wind chill of minus 9 is forecast for the morning. Skies become partly cloudy then mainly cloudy this evening, with a low overnight of minus 2 and winds up to 15 km/h. Wind chill minus 7 overnight. UV index 2 or low.

Elkwater and Cypress Hills

The coldest reading in the region came from Lodge Creek near Elkwater, where the temperature was minus 4.0 C at 6 a.m. with a wind chill of minus 7 and a west-northwest wind of 8 km/h. Environment Canada calls for a mix of sun and cloud Saturday, with a northwest wind of 20 km/h becoming light this morning and a high of 6 C — the warmest daytime high in the region. Wind chill of minus 10 expected this morning. Saturday night will see a few clouds, winds becoming northeast at 20 km/h this evening, and a low of minus 4. Wind chill minus 10 overnight. UV index 2 or low.

Brooks

At 6 a.m. at Brooks, the temperature was minus 0.6 C with a wind chill of minus 6 and a northwest wind of 18 km/h. Brooks faces the gustiest Saturday morning conditions in the region — Environment Canada forecasts a northwest wind of 30 km/h gusting to 50, becoming light this afternoon, with cloud increasing later in the day and a high of plus 5 C. Wind chill of minus 10 is expected through the morning. Saturday night will be mainly cloudy with a low of minus 4, winds up to 15 km/h and a wind chill of minus 8 overnight. UV index 2 or low.

Outlook

Sunday brings a mix of sun and cloud to most of the region — clearing conditions near noon in Brooks — with highs of plus 2 to plus 4 C and wind chills of minus 7 to minus 10 in the morning; east winds of 20 to 30 km/h are possible in some areas. Sunday night will be clear to partly cloudy with lows of minus 4 to minus 5 C. Monday offers a return to a mix of sun and cloud with milder highs of 6 to 8 C and lows near minus 1 or minus 2 Monday night, according to Environment Canada.

Forecasts and observations from Environment Canada.

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