Mild midweek with highs of 14 C to start the weekend

The low-pressure system that rolled through Alberta on Tuesday is continuing to track east across the prairies, prompting widespread yellow-level snowfall warnings from Saskatchewan to eastern Ontario.

In the wake of that instability, daytime highs in Calgary will remain a bit cooler than average, reaching 5 C on Wednesday and 8 C on Thursday.

More snow is expected along the foothills west of Calgary on Wednesday night and early Thursday, with a slight chance of light and scattered flurries in Calgary as well.

A ridge of high pressure from the Pacific basin will move into British Columbia over the next 24 to 36 hours, elevating temperatures and enhancing melting where there is still snow.

That warmer air mass will enter Alberta by Friday, pushing daytime highs into the mid-to-high double-digits.

Typical of spring, this warmth will be short-lived and another rapid change is expected for early next week.

Mixed precipitation is possible in Calgary on Saturday night with rain likely on Sunday.