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The stormy pattern has returned to Alberta, with the risk starting Monday, lasting until the hours before Tuesday morning near Calgary and then rising on Tuesday with low movement in the province. Areas from Red Deer to Calgary will be under threat of storms becoming severe, with heavy hail and strong gusts as possible dangers. Conditions will also be favorable for supercells to develop in some areas. Learn more about the timing of the storm and the possible impacts below.
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THIS WEEK: MULTI-DAY STORM THEATER FOR ALBERTA, SUPERCELLS POSSIBLE TUESDAY
A boundary that moved through Alberta on Monday sparked the possibility of a few storms in the central parts of the province in the afternoon period.
The threat will be amplified on Tuesday with a low-pressure system moving to southern Alberta, leading to a more widespread risk of storms in the southern half of the province.
Communities from Red Deer to Calgary and the surrounding areas of QE2 should be on the lookout for more widespread scattered storms. In fact, there will be a possibility that a couple of supercells will develop in the late afternoon to early evening.
Other hazards include heavy hail and strong gusts of wind.
On Wednesday, there will be widespread rain and storms in parts of Alberta, including near Edmonton, but the heaviest rain will miss much of the southern areas as the low-pressure system is directed more to the east. east of the region.
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Cool temperatures will be in the middle of the week in most of the region, and then warm up over the long weekend in Alberta.
A prolonged period of warm weather is expected to develop in the prairies after the long Canadian Day weekend, but excessive heat is not expected. High temperatures will be between medium and high 20 degrees with the potential of 30 degrees lower sometimes in the southern areas.
Be sure to check back for the latest updates on the prairies.