Calgary to see wonderful weather for the final weekend of summer

As expected, light rain fell over portions of southern Alberta late Thursday and early Friday morning.

Accumulations were largely minimal despite some pockets of convective activity.

The rest of Friday will be warm with daytime highs of 23 C in Calgary, and even warmer temperatures in the south.

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Saturday will be the warmest day of the week with daytime highs and lows closer to typical summer values – a bonus given that this is the final weekend before the fall equinox on Monday.

There will be a shift in the upper weather patterns starting Saturday, introducing some instability and more rain by the end of the weekend.

A low-pressure system from the Pacific basin will cover most of the B.C. coastline starting Saturday, before edging west and eventually crossing over the Rockies by Sunday.

Sunday’s high will be cooler than Saturday’s, and not unlike the forecast high for Monday, but the conditions will be different, with stronger winds, more cloud and scattered showers throughout the day Sunday.

The start of next week will bring a return to warm and stable weather with both highs and lows in Calgary expected to sit above the normal range of 17 C and 3 C.