Rain, flurries and snow Sunday in southeastern Alberta

Southeastern Alberta is waking up to near-freezing temperatures and cloudy skies Sunday, with Environment Canada forecasting a mix of rain showers and flurries for most of the region and steady snow for higher elevations. Temperatures will sit just above freezing through the day before dipping below zero overnight.

A special weather statement is in effect for Elkwater, with Environment Canada advising persons in or near that area to watch for adverse weather conditions and take necessary precautions.

Medicine Hat and Redcliff

At 6 a.m. at the Medicine Hat airport, light rain was falling with a temperature of 1.6 C, a north wind of 18 km/h gusting to 28 and visibility of 8 km. Environment Canada is forecasting a cloudy Sunday with a 60 per cent chance of rain showers or flurries and a north wind of 20 km/h becoming light near noon; the temperature will hold steady near plus 2. Sunday night brings continued cloud with a 60 per cent chance of rain showers or flurries changing to a 60 per cent chance of flurries near midnight, with a low of minus 1. UV index 1 or low.

Irvine

The Irvine station recorded 1.0 C at 6 a.m. Sunday, with humidity at 100 per cent and a northeast wind of 16 km/h. Environment Canada calls for a cloudy day with a 60 per cent chance of rain showers or flurries; a north wind of 20 km/h is expected to turn light near noon, with the temperature holding near plus 2. Overnight, cloud continues with a 60 per cent chance of rain showers or flurries, shifting to a 60 per cent chance of flurries near midnight and a low of minus 1. UV index 1 or low.

Bow Island

Bow Island Climate station reported 1.1 C at 6 a.m. Sunday, with a north wind of 12 km/h and rising pressure at 102.2 kPa. Environment Canada expects cloud throughout the day, with a 60 per cent chance of rain showers or flurries; a north wind of 20 km/h will become light near noon and the temperature will remain near plus 2. Sunday night will see a 60 per cent chance of rain showers or flurries turning to a 60 per cent chance of flurries near midnight, with a low of minus 1. UV index 1 or low.

Elkwater and Cypress Hills

A special weather statement is in effect for Elkwater. The Lodge Creek station measured 0.9 C at 6 a.m. Sunday with a north wind of 18 km/h. Environment Canada is forecasting snow with an accumulation of two to four centimetres Sunday, a north wind of 20 km/h and the temperature holding near plus 1. Snow of another two to four centimetres is expected Sunday night, with winds up to 15 km/h, a wind chill of minus 6 overnight and a low of minus 1. UV index 1 or low.

Brooks

Brooks recorded 1.1 C at 6 a.m. Sunday, with a north-northeast wind of 15 km/h and pressure rising at 102.4 kPa. Environment Canada is calling for cloud and a 60 per cent chance of flurries, dropping to a 30 per cent chance of rain showers or flurries near noon, with a north wind of 20 km/h becoming light in the afternoon and a high of plus 3. Sunday night will be mostly cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of rain showers or flurries early in the evening, clearing overnight with fog patches developing and a low of minus 2; wind chill of minus 6 is expected overnight. UV index 2 or low.

Outlook

Conditions improve through Monday and Tuesday across the region. Brooks will see sun return Monday with a high of 9 C, while Medicine Hat, Redcliff, Irvine and Bow Island can expect a 30 per cent chance of flurries or rain showers in the morning before a mix of sun and cloud develops in the afternoon, with highs of 7 C. Elkwater and the Cypress Hills will see snow ending near noon Monday before cloud moves in, with a high of plus 3. By Tuesday, sunshine returns across the region with highs ranging from 10 C at Elkwater to 15 C at Brooks.

Forecasts and observations from Environment Canada.