Usually, the weather in March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. But this year could be the opposite.
Beginning on Thursday morning, an Alberta clipper is expected to move through the Humboldt area.
Environment Canada’s Stephen Berg says it could bring a blast of winter that could potentially last over a couple of days.
“Looks like it will last until about Friday afternoon with a snowfall amount possible of 10-20 cm over the period with also a slight risk of freezing rain over the south part of the region.”
Snowfall won’t be the issue with the upcoming storm, as Berg points out that heavy gusts of winds will cause visibility issues.
“Gusts might get up to 50-70 km per hour, so that might blow around, given the warmer temperatures though, not far from below freezing.”
Berg added, “Not expecting to have too much of the snow being blown from the ground but the falling snow combined with the wind gusts bring some pretty low visibility for a pretty wide stretch including the Yellowhead Highway area.”
If you’re planning on travelling on Thursday or Friday, Berg cautions motorists to be careful with the reduced visibility.
Once the clipper heads out of the area on Friday afternoon, Berg says that cold temperatures will settle into the area for a couple of days, dropping below seasonal averages, with the mercury possibly dipping down as low as -15°C and the daytime high only reaching around -5°C.