Freezing fog advisories in effect across southeastern Alberta Monday morning

Freezing fog and fog patches are gripping much of southeastern Alberta on Monday morning, with visibility near zero in some areas. Skies are forecast to clear through the morning as fog dissipates, giving way to a sunny and mild stretch that extends through midweek, according to Environment Canada.

Environment Canada has issued a fog advisory for Medicine Hat, Redcliff, Irvine, Bow Island and Brooks. Persons in or near those areas should be on the lookout for adverse weather conditions and take necessary safety precautions.

Medicine Hat and Redcliff

At 6:27 a.m. at the Medicine Hat airport, freezing fog was reducing visibility to zero, with a temperature of minus 0.7 C and a wind chill of minus 4. A fog advisory is in effect for both Medicine Hat and Redcliff. Environment Canada expects clearing this morning as fog patches dissipate, with a high of 9 C. Monday night will be clear with a low of minus 2 and a wind chill of minus 6. Winds will be up to 15 km/h overnight. UV index Monday is 2 or low.

Irvine

A fog advisory is in effect for Irvine. At 6 a.m. at the Irvine station, the temperature was 0.8 C with humidity at 100 per cent and a west wind of 15 km/h. Fog patches are expected to dissipate through the morning, with skies clearing and a high of 9 C. Tonight will be clear with winds up to 15 km/h and a low of minus 2; the wind chill will drop to minus 6 overnight. UV index Monday is 2 or low.

Bow Island

A fog advisory is in effect for Bow Island. At 6 a.m. at the Bow Island Climate station, the temperature was minus 1.9 C with a wind chill of minus 3 and a light northwest wind of 4 km/h. Fog patches are forecast to dissipate this morning before skies clear, with an afternoon high of 9 C. The overnight low will be minus 2 under clear skies, with winds up to 15 km/h and a wind chill of minus 6. UV index Monday is 2 or low.

Elkwater and Cypress Hills

At 6 a.m. at the Lodge Creek station, Elkwater and the Cypress Hills area recorded 0.8 C with a light WNW wind of 2 km/h. No alerts are in effect for this area. Fog patches are expected to dissipate this morning as skies clear, with a northwest wind of 20 km/h gusting to 40 easing to light by late morning and a high of 7 C. Monday night will be clear with fog patches developing overnight, a low of minus 4 and a wind chill of minus 8. UV index Monday is 2 or low.

Brooks

A fog advisory is in effect for Brooks. At 6 a.m. at the Brooks station, the temperature was minus 6.1 C — the coldest reading in the region this morning — with calm winds and humidity at 93 per cent. A wind chill of minus 13 is expected early Monday as residual fog patches clear. Skies will be sunny through the day with a high of 10 C. Clear skies are expected overnight with a low of minus 4 and a wind chill of minus 9. UV index Monday is 2 or low.

Outlook

Tuesday brings sunny to mainly sunny skies across southeastern Alberta with highs of 8 C in the Cypress Hills, 12 C in Medicine Hat, Irvine and Brooks, and southwest winds building to 20 km/h through the morning. Tuesday night lows will range from minus 3 in Medicine Hat and Irvine to minus 6 in Brooks, with fog patches possible again in the Cypress Hills area. Wednesday is forecast to be sunny throughout the region with highs near 7 C to 8 C and overnight lows falling to minus 4 to minus 6, according to Environment Canada.

Forecasts and observations from Environment Canada.