Achi news desk-
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s snowfall warning (ECCC) for Calgary may be over, but the snow has affected roads in the area.
The steady snow over the past 24 hours began to accumulate late Thursday and early Friday – creating challenging travel conditions.
According to 511 Alberta, many routes in central and southern Alberta were still showing winter driving conditions as of 8:30 a.m. Friday, due to accumulated snow and ice.
Snowfall warning (white) from ECCC reduced to the southwest corner of Alberta only. (April 5, 2024)As of 9 a.m., areas along the southern Foothills were still showing heavy snow on the roads – including Highway 22 south of Calgary.
In their snow warning for Calgary at 4:59 am, ECCC said between 15 and 25 centimeters of snow had fallen over the past 24 hours.
The agency also said that a little more snow is expected on Friday morning before the snow tapers off.
That warning was dropped just before 8:30 a.m., Friday, but remained in effect for parts of southern Alberta including Cardston, Stand Off, Fort Macleod and Magrath.
More snow is likely to affect southern Alberta on Saturday – including in Calgary – due to a low complex south of the border that will channel moisture in from the Pacific Ocean through Montana.
Daytime highs will remain seasonally below freezing on Friday and Saturday, with very little sunshine until Sunday, so widespread melting in Calgary won’t begin until early in the week next.
For the latest weather advice from ECCC click here.
Alberta’s 511 highway conditions can be found here, and click here for the latest on BC roads.
