Snow is expected to begin Monday morning and continue late into the evening, says an Environment Canada meteorologist
Snow is expected to put a thin blanket over Calgary for the first time this season, which may result in slippery roads.
It’s likely to begin briefly as rain and change to snow, eventually producing two to four centimetres of the white fluffy stuff.
The agency advised the public to prepare for “quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions,” while noting that the combination of rain and snow may result in slippery travel conditions.
Precipitation is expected to begin around 6 a.m., give or take, said Environment Canada meteorologist Erin Staunton in a Sunday interview.
“If we do see rain, that’s when it’ll be . . . and then any snow that does fall, we’re expecting to start affecting the area a little bit later in the morning, maybe the second half of the morning,” Staunton said.
Snow is expected to continue into Monday evening, tapering off by 12 a.m. at the latest, she said.
“There is some uncertainty just as to how much sticks to the ground. It’s been pretty warm so far this fall, and the ground is still pretty warm, so some of that snow is likely (to) melt on contact,” said Staunton.
Temperatures are forecasted to cool in Calgary, with a low of 2 C expected Sunday. Monday is forecasted to have a high of 1 C and a low of -8 C.
— With files from Hiren Mansukhani and Bill Kaufmann