More snow likely overnight in southern Alberta, ahead of a double-digit high weekend

Warm weather will melt all of that Monday snow. Jodi Hughes has a look at the five-day forecast from the Sky Watch Weather Centre.

As expected, snow fell across most of central and southern Alberta on Monday, impacting travel conditions across the region, and leaving lawns, parking lots, as well as some sidewalks and pathways snow and ice-covered.

Most major roads in Calgary were dry to start the morning commute but some side streets, on and off-ramps, bridge decks and intersections were still compromised.

The snow that is still on the ground around Calgary will start to melt on Tuesday under sunny conditions and with a high of 4 C.

By the weekend, there should be very little snow left as daytime highs are expected to reach double-digits once again.

Communities west and south of Calgary will not share that story.

A low pressure system moving in from the Pacific basin will edge into southern Alberta overnight bringing more snow into the Rockies and along the southern foothills but Calgary should be outside of the impacted area.

Unlike February, which had long periods of consistent temperatures (initially unusually cold before a trend of unusually warm values) the next week and a half for will include only brief periods of stability.

The daytime highs between Thursday to Monday will range from 6 C to 13 C, before dropping to a stretch of below-seasonal and below-freezing values.

Overnight temperatures for the same period will remain at or above seasonal values of -10 C and even sit closer to average daytime high values of 2 C at times.