Fog, cloud and showers for southeastern Alberta Sunday

Southeastern Alberta is opening November under mainly cloudy skies, with fog patches lingering through the morning and a chance of showers arriving later in the day at several communities, according to Environment Canada. Temperatures are hovering near zero, with highs Sunday reaching plus 3 to plus 5 depending on location.

A Yellow Advisory — Fog is in effect for Brooks, issued by Environment Canada at 4:43 a.m. Sunday.

Medicine Hat and Redcliff

At 6 a.m. at the Medicine Hat airport, skies were mostly cloudy and the temperature was minus 1.6 C, with a wind chill of minus 3 and a south wind of 4 km/h. Environment Canada calls for mainly cloudy conditions Sunday, with fog patches dissipating in the morning and a 30 per cent chance of showers late in the afternoon. Winds up to 15 km/h. High of plus 4. Wind chill minus 9 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Sunday night brings a 30 per cent chance of showers in the evening, then clearing. Low minus 6, wind chill minus 8 overnight.

Irvine

At 6 a.m. at Irvine, the temperature was minus 0.3 C with humidity at 100 per cent and calm winds. Fog patches are expected to dissipate through the morning under mainly cloudy skies, with a 30 per cent chance of showers arriving late in the afternoon, according to Environment Canada. Winds up to 15 km/h. High of plus 4. Wind chill minus 9 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Sunday night sees a 30 per cent chance of showers in the evening before skies clear. Low minus 6, wind chill minus 8.

Elkwater and Cypress Hills

At 6 a.m. at Lodge Creek, the temperature was minus 0.8 C with a wind chill of minus 1 and a north-northwest wind of 2 km/h. Showers are expected to begin this afternoon under mainly cloudy skies, with fog patches clearing through the morning, Environment Canada says. Winds up to 15 km/h. High of plus 5. Wind chill minus 8 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Sunday night brings showers ending near midnight, then cloudy skies. Winds could reach 30 km/h gusting to 50 in a few localities overnight. Low minus 4.

Brooks

At 6 a.m. at Brooks, the temperature was minus 3 C with a wind chill of minus 5 and a north-northeast wind of 5 km/h. A Yellow Advisory — Fog is in effect for the area, issued by Environment Canada at 4:43 a.m. Sunday. Fog patches are expected to dissipate this morning under mainly cloudy skies with no precipitation in the forecast for the day. Winds up to 15 km/h. High of plus 3. Wind chill minus 10 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Sunday night sees skies clearing late in the evening. Low minus 7, wind chill minus 12.

Outlook

Conditions improve significantly through the early week. Monday brings sunny skies to the region, with highs ranging from 8 C at Medicine Hat, Redcliff and Irvine to 10 C at Brooks and Elkwater, though morning wind chills will dip as low as minus 12 at Brooks. Northwest winds gusting to 50 km/h are possible in a few localities in the Cypress Hills area Monday morning before easing. Overnight lows Monday range from minus 1 to minus 4. Tuesday continues the sunny trend, with highs of 10 to 13 C across the region and lows Tuesday night from minus 3 to minus 4, according to Environment Canada.

Forecasts and observations from Environment Canada.