Warm, gusty Wednesday ahead for southeastern Alberta
A mix of sun and cloud is expected across southeastern Alberta Wednesday, with highs near 19 C and southwest winds gusting to 50 km/h by late morning, according to Environment Canada.
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Medicine Hat and Redcliff
At 6 a.m. at the Medicine Hat airport, it was mostly cloudy and 2.6 C, with a west-southwest wind at 10 km/h and humidity at 88 per cent. Environment Canada calls for a mix of sun and cloud Wednesday, with a southwest wind of 30 km/h gusting to 50 developing late this morning and a high of 19 C. The UV index will be 1 or low. Wednesday night brings a few clouds, that southwest wind continuing at 30 km/h gusting to 50 and a low of 7 C.
Irvine
At 6 a.m. at Irvine, the temperature was 4.3 C under a west-southwest wind of 3 km/h and humidity of 81 per cent. Environment Canada is calling for a mix of sun and cloud Wednesday, with a high of 19 C and a southwest wind of 30 km/h gusting to 50 arriving late this morning. The UV index will be 1 or low. Overnight, a few clouds are expected as the southwest wind holds at 30 km/h gusting to 50, with a low of 7 C.
Bow Island
Bow Island recorded 5.6 C at 6 a.m. at the Bow Island Climate station, with a south wind at 11 km/h and humidity of 80 per cent. Environment Canada forecasts a mix of sun and cloud Wednesday, with the southwest wind picking up to 30 km/h gusting to 50 late this morning and a high of 19 C. The UV index will be 1 or low. Wednesday night sees a few clouds, sustained southwest winds of 30 km/h gusting to 50 and a low of 7 C.
Elkwater and Cypress Hills
At 6 a.m. at Lodge Creek, the temperature was 0.2 C with a north-northwest wind of 7 km/h and humidity at 92 per cent. Environment Canada expects a mix of sun and cloud Wednesday, with southwest winds of 30 km/h gusting to 50 developing late this morning and a high of 18 C — a touch cooler than the surrounding plains. The UV index reaches 2 or low. Wednesday night will be partly cloudy with that southwest wind continuing at 30 km/h gusting to 50 and a low of plus 4 C.
Brooks
Brooks reported 1.3 C at 6 a.m. at the Brooks station, with a south-southeast wind of 8 km/h and humidity of 91 per cent. Environment Canada calls for a mix of sun and cloud Wednesday, a southwest wind of 30 km/h gusting to 50 by late morning and a high of 19 C. The UV index will be 1 or low. Wednesday night will be partly cloudy with southwest winds at 30 km/h gusting to 50 and a low of 7 C. Thursday looks slightly warmer, with a high of 20 C expected.
Outlook
Thursday brings mainly sunny skies across the region, with southwest winds of 20 km/h gusting to 40 easing to light by afternoon and highs of 18 to 20 C — topping out at 20 in Brooks. Overnight Thursday, lows will range from zero in Elkwater to minus 1 in Brooks. Friday is sunny with highs of 14 to 15 C, according to Environment Canada, with clear skies Friday night and lows of zero to plus 2 C across the region.
Forecasts and observations from Environment Canada.
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