Sunny and mild Sunday forecast for southeastern Alberta

Southeastern Alberta is waking up to clear, frosty conditions Sunday morning, with temperatures hovering near or just below zero at most reporting stations. Environment Canada forecasts a sunny day across the region with afternoon highs reaching 15 to 16 C — well above seasonal. A southeast wind of 20 km/h is expected to develop over most of the region Sunday evening, and temperatures will ease to lows of zero to plus 3 overnight.

Medicine Hat and Redcliff

At 6 a.m. at the Medicine Hat Airport, it was minus 0.9 C with a wind chill of minus 3, a west-southwest wind at 5 km/h, clear skies and humidity of 85 per cent. Environment Canada calls for sunny skies Sunday with a high of 15 C and a UV index of 2 or low. Sunday night brings a few clouds, a southeast wind developing at 20 km/h in the evening and a low of plus 2. Monday is forecast mainly sunny with a high of 18.

Irvine

Irvine recorded minus 0.5 C at 6 a.m. Sunday with a west wind at 9 km/h and a wind chill of minus 4, humidity sitting at 82 per cent. Environment Canada expects full sunshine Sunday and a high of 15 C, with a UV index of 2 or low. Overnight, a few clouds move in with a southeast wind picking up to 20 km/h by evening and a low of plus 2. Monday brings mainly sunny skies and a high of 18.

Bow Island

Bow Island's climate station reported a temperature of plus 0.1 C at 6 a.m. Sunday, with a light northeast wind at 6 km/h, pressure rising at 102.2 kPa and humidity at 81 per cent. Environment Canada forecasts sunshine through the day with a high of 15 C and a UV index of 2 or low. A few clouds are expected Sunday night as a southeast wind builds to 20 km/h; the overnight low is plus 2. Monday is mainly sunny with a high of 18.

Elkwater and Cypress Hills

The Lodge Creek station near Elkwater recorded plus 0.7 C at 6 a.m. Sunday, with a north-northeast wind at 5 km/h and humidity of 75 per cent. A mix of sun and cloud is expected early before clearing to mainly sunny skies; a northwest wind of 20 km/h will become light through the morning. The high Sunday reaches 15 C with a UV index of 3 or moderate. Sunday night sees a few clouds and a southeast wind at 20 km/h; the low is plus 2. Monday is mainly sunny with a high of 16.

Brooks

Brooks was the coldest reporting community Sunday morning, logging minus 5 C at 6 a.m. with a wind chill of minus 7, a south wind at 4 km/h and humidity of 92 per cent — the air quality health index there is 2. Sunshine is expected through the day with a high of 16 C and a UV index of 2 or low, according to Environment Canada. Sunday night will be partly cloudy with a low of zero and no wind mentioned. Monday brings a mix of sun and cloud and a high of 14.

Outlook

The mild stretch continues into early next week. Environment Canada is forecasting mainly sunny to partly cloudy skies Monday with highs of 14 to 18 C across the region, followed by cloudy periods or clear skies overnight Monday with lows at zero to plus 3. Tuesday looks sunny throughout southeastern Alberta with highs of 13 to 14 C and overnight lows dipping to zero or plus 1.

Forecasts and observations from Environment Canada.