Gusty winds, high of 25 C for southeastern Alberta Saturday

Southeastern Alberta is in for a warm but gusty Saturday, with Environment Canada forecasting highs near 25 C across much of the region and southwest winds strengthening through the afternoon — gusting to 80 or 90 km/h in some areas before easing overnight.

Environment Canada has issued a Yellow Warning — Wind for Brooks, in effect as of 4:25 a.m. Saturday.

Medicine Hat and Redcliff

At 6 a.m. at the Medicine Hat airport, skies were clear and the temperature was 13.2 C, with a south-southwest wind at 28 km/h gusting to 39 km/h. Saturday brings a mix of sun and cloud with a high of 25 C. Southwest winds of 30 km/h gusting to 50 will increase to 50 gusting to 80 km/h this afternoon. The UV index is 2, or low. Saturday night will be partly cloudy, clearing by evening, with a west wind of 30 km/h gusting to 50 km/h easing to light near midnight and a low of plus 3.

Irvine

At 6 a.m. at Irvine, the temperature was 13.8 C under a southwest wind of 31 km/h. Saturday calls for a mix of sun and cloud with a high of 25 C. Winds from the southwest at 30 km/h gusting to 50 will climb to 50 gusting to 80 km/h this afternoon. The UV index is 2, or low. Expect partly cloudy skies Saturday night, becoming clear by evening, with a west wind of 30 km/h gusting to 50 diminishing to light near midnight and a low of plus 3.

Bow Island

At 6 a.m. at the Bow Island Climate station, the temperature stood at 12.7 C, with a south-southwest wind of 17 km/h and falling pressure. Saturday will see a mix of sun and cloud and a high of 25 C. Southwest winds of 30 km/h gusting to 50 will increase to 50 gusting to 80 km/h through the afternoon. The UV index is 2, or low. Saturday night brings partly cloudy skies clearing by evening, a west wind of 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light near midnight, and a low of plus 3.

Elkwater and Cypress Hills

At 6 a.m. at Lodge Creek, the temperature was just 0.4 C with a west wind of 3 km/h — considerably cooler than valley communities. Saturday will warm significantly through the day under a mix of sun and cloud, reaching a high of 22 C. Southwest winds of 30 km/h gusting to 50 will shift to west 50 gusting to 80 km/h this afternoon. The UV index is 2, or low. Saturday night will be partly cloudy, clearing by evening, with a west wind of 30 km/h gusting to 50 easing to light near midnight and a low of plus 3.

Brooks

Environment Canada has issued a Yellow Warning — Wind for Brooks. At 6 a.m. at Brooks, the temperature was 14.1 C with a southwest wind of 13 km/h and falling pressure. Saturday brings a mix of sun and cloud and a high of 23 C, but winds will turn dangerous — southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming west 70 gusting to 90 km/h early this afternoon. The UV index is 2, or low. Saturday night will be partly cloudy with a west wind of 40 km/h gusting to 60, diminishing to 20 gusting to 40 by evening then light near midnight, and a low of minus 1.

Outlook

Sunday will be sunny across southeastern Alberta with highs ranging from 15 C to 16 C and south winds of 20 km/h arriving in the afternoon; overnight lows will be near zero to plus 3. Monday brings a mix of sun and cloud to most of the region with highs of 14 C to 18 C, while Elkwater and the Cypress Hills can expect a sunny day reaching 16 C; Monday night lows will be plus 2 to plus 3.

Forecasts and observations from Environment Canada.