After the recent cold snap, warm weather is expected to continue this week throughout the Central Alberta region.
“We're really locked into a flow of warmer flooding across the Rockies and that's pushing our temperatures well above seasonal,” said Brian Proctor, Meteorologist with Environment Canada.
Throughout the week, daytime highs ranging from 3 to 7 are expected, with overnight lows around freezing, possibly down to –7.
For this time of year, typical daytime highs are around –1, with overnight lows around –13.
Proctor explained that the magnitude and duration of the temperature fluctuations this winter is not typical.
“We really saw La Niña begin to rear its head through February and got into that cold spell,” he said. “Now the upper air patterns changed again, locking us back into warmth.”
Above normal temperatures are expected to continue until the beginning of March.
While the snowpack melts and re-freezes, Central Albertans can expect possibly slick sidewalks and roadways overnight and in the early morning hours.
“It’s really appropriate for people to adjust their behaviour slightly as we go through these high fluctuations,” Proctor said.
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