Southeastern Alberta is starting Tuesday on a cool but quiet note, with temperatures ranging from minus 1.7 C at Brooks to nearly 7 C at Irvine at 6 a.m. Environment Canada forecasts a mix of sun and cloud through the day, with westerly winds developing near noon and gusting to 50 km/h across the plains and to 70 km/h through the Cypress Hills. Highs will reach 14 to 16 C across the region. The mild pattern strengthens through the week, with highs near 19 to 21 C expected by Wednesday and Thursday.

Medicine Hat and Redcliff

At 6 a.m. at the Medicine Hat airport, it was mainly clear and 3.3 C, with a southwest wind at 10 km/h and humidity at 76 per cent. Environment Canada calls for a mix of sun and cloud Tuesday, with a west wind of 30 km/h gusting to 50 developing near noon and a high of 15 C. The UV index is 1 or low. Tuesday night brings a few clouds, continued west wind at 30 km/h gusting to 50, and a low of plus 4.

Irvine

Irvine reported 6.9 C at 6 a.m., with a west wind at 12 km/h and humidity of 65 per cent. Environment Canada expects a mix of sun and cloud Tuesday, with the wind turning westerly at 30 km/h gusting to 50 near noon. The high will be 15 C and the UV index 1 or low. Overnight, a few clouds remain with the west wind persisting at 30 km/h gusting to 50 and the low settling at plus 4.

Bow Island

The Bow Island Climate station recorded 5.1 C at 6 a.m., with a south-southwest wind at 11 km/h and humidity at 76 per cent. Tuesday will see a mix of sun and cloud with a west wind building to 30 km/h gusting to 50 near noon, according to Environment Canada. The high reaches 15 C and the UV index is 1 or low. Tonight a few clouds linger, winds stay west at 30 km/h gusting to 50, and the low is plus 4.

Elkwater and Cypress Hills

Lodge Creek reported minus 0.9 C at 6 a.m., with a wind chill of minus 4, a west-southwest wind at 8 km/h and humidity of 87 per cent. Tuesday turns breezy in the hills — Environment Canada calls for a mix of sun and cloud with a west wind rising to 50 km/h gusting to 70 near noon and a high of 14 C. The UV index is 1 or low. Tuesday night the wind eases from 50 gusting 70 to 20 gusting 40 by evening, with a few clouds and a low of plus 2.

Brooks

Brooks was sitting at minus 1.7 C at 6 a.m. — the coldest reading in the region — with a wind chill of minus 5, a south wind at 8 km/h and humidity of 87 per cent. Skies clear through Tuesday, with a west wind of 20 km/h gusting to 40 developing near noon and a high of 16 C, Environment Canada says. The UV index is 1 or low. Tonight a few clouds persist and the west wind at 20 gusting 40 fades to light late in the evening; the low drops to zero.

Outlook

Wednesday and Thursday bring the warmest stretch of the period across southeastern Alberta, Environment Canada forecasts. Wednesday will be mainly sunny with southwest winds of 20 km/h gusting to 40 and highs of 19 C on the plains — 21 C at Brooks — before clear and calm conditions Wednesday night push lows to 6 to 8 C. Thursday is sunny throughout the region with highs of 17 to 20 C and lows of plus 1 to plus 4 overnight.

Forecasts and observations from Environment Canada.

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