Wind warnings issued for southeastern Alberta Sunday

A warm but windy Sunday is in store for southeastern Alberta, with Environment Canada forecasting southwest winds gusting to 90 km/h developing late this morning across the region. Skies will clear near noon after a mixed start, with afternoon highs reaching 18 C across the flatlands and 15 C in the Cypress Hills. Winds are expected to diminish Monday as quieter and cooler conditions settle in for the work week.

Environment Canada has issued a yellow wind warning for Medicine Hat, Redcliff, Irvine, Bow Island and Elkwater, cautioning that persons in or near those areas should be on the lookout for adverse weather conditions and take necessary safety precautions. The warnings were issued at 4:26 a.m. Sunday.

Medicine Hat and Redcliff

At 6 a.m. at the Medicine Hat airport, it was 12.2 C with partly cloudy skies, a south-southwest wind of 22 km/h gusting to 45 km/h and visibility of 24 km. Environment Canada forecasts a mix of sun and cloud clearing near noon Sunday, with south winds of 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming southwest 60 gusting to 90 late this morning — a high of 18 C. Sunday night will be clear with that southwest wind easing to west 30 gusting to 50 late in the evening and a low of plus 3. A yellow wind warning is in effect for Medicine Hat and Redcliff.

Irvine

Conditions at 6 a.m., as observed at the Medicine Hat airport, showed 12.2 C under partly cloudy skies with a south-southwest wind of 22 km/h gusting to 45 km/h and 24 km visibility. Sunday brings a mix of sun and cloud, clearing around noon, as south winds of 30 km/h gusting to 50 build to southwest 60 gusting to 90 late this morning. The high will reach 18 C. Clear skies are expected Sunday night with winds easing from southwest 60 gusting to 90 to west 30 gusting to 50 by late evening and a low of plus 3. A yellow wind warning is in effect for Irvine.

Bow Island

At 6 a.m. at the Bow Island Climate station, the temperature was 6.1 C with a south-southeast wind of 15 km/h and humidity of 73 per cent. Environment Canada calls for a mix of sun and cloud Sunday with skies clearing near noon; south winds of 30 km/h gusting to 50 will strengthen to southwest 60 gusting to 90 late this morning. The high will be 18 C. Sunday night will be clear with southwest winds of 60 km/h gusting to 90 tapering to west 30 gusting to 50 late in the evening and a low of plus 3. A yellow wind warning is in effect for Bow Island.

Elkwater and Cypress Hills

The Cypress Hills area is seeing 12.2 C under partly cloudy skies as of 6 a.m., based on Medicine Hat airport observations, with a south-southwest wind of 22 km/h gusting to 45 km/h. Sunday's forecast calls for mixed cloud and sun clearing near noon, with southeast winds of 30 km/h gusting to 50 shifting to southwest 30 gusting to 50 then increasing to 60 gusting to 90 late this morning. The high reaches 15 C — a few degrees cooler than the flatlands. Sunday night will be clear, winds easing from southwest 60 gusting to 90 to west 40 gusting to 60 and diminishing to 20 gusting to 40 near midnight, with a low of plus 2. A yellow wind warning is in effect for Elkwater.

Outlook

Monday will be mainly sunny across the flatlands and a mix of sun and cloud in the Cypress Hills, with west winds of 30 km/h becoming light through the morning and highs of 12 C. Overnight lows Monday will be plus 1 C on the plains and zero in the Cypress Hills. Tuesday looks sunny throughout the region with highs of 13 C and lows of plus 3 C on the plains and plus 2 C near Elkwater, according to Environment Canada.

Forecasts and observations from Environment Canada.