Medicine Hat weather: Sunny Monday, highs near 12 C

Southeastern Alberta is waking up to clear and cold conditions Monday morning, but Environment Canada forecasts a mainly sunny day with highs around 12 C across the region. Southwest winds gusting to 40 km/h early in the day are expected to ease by late morning in most communities. The mild stretch continues through the week, with Wednesday highs forecast to reach 19 C.

Medicine Hat and Redcliff

At 6 a.m. at the Medicine Hat airport, the temperature was 1.9 C under clear skies, with a southwest wind at 14 km/h. Environment Canada calls for sun becoming a mix of sun and cloud Monday morning, with a southwest wind of 20 km/h gusting to 40 easing to light by mid-morning and a high of 12 C. The UV index will be 1 or low. Monday night will be clear with a low of plus 3.

Irvine

Irvine recorded 4 C at 6 a.m. Monday with a west-southwest wind of 22 km/h. Environment Canada expects sun giving way to a mix of sun and cloud through the morning, with a southwest wind of 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light later in the morning and a high of 12 C. The UV index will be 1 or low. Skies clear overnight with a low of plus 3.

Bow Island

Bow Island was at minus 0.5 C at 6 a.m. at the Bow Island Climate station, with a wind chill of minus 4 and a south-southwest wind of 9 km/h. Environment Canada calls for sunny skies with some cloud developing through the morning, a southwest wind of 20 km/h gusting to 40 easing to light, and a high of 12 C. The UV index will be 1 or low. Monday night will be clear with a low of plus 3.

Elkwater and Cypress Hills

Lodge Creek reported minus 1.3 C at 6 a.m. with a wind chill of minus 4 and a north wind of 8 km/h. Environment Canada calls for sun and some cloud developing through the morning Monday, with a high of 11 C and a UV index of 1 or low — slightly cooler than lower-elevation communities. Cloud increases overnight, with a low of plus 2 Monday night.

Outlook

Environment Canada forecasts mainly sunny skies Tuesday across southeastern Alberta with highs of 14 C, though a west wind building to 30 km/h gusting to 50 will develop near midday in Medicine Hat, Redcliff, Irvine and Bow Island; winds over the Cypress Hills will be stronger, reaching 50 km/h gusting to 70 near noon. Tuesday night lows will be plus 3 in most communities and zero in the Cypress Hills. Wednesday brings sunny skies and a regional high of 19 C, with lows of 8 C across the flatlands and plus 4 in the Cypress Hills Wednesday night.

Forecasts and observations from Environment Canada.