Northern Alberta and British Columbia are both prepping to bundle up for some true north winter weather this week. Temperatures are predicted to drop to -35 going into the weekend, with Thursday and Friday seeing a high risk of frostbite in some regions. Read MoreTemps are predicted to drop to -35, with Thursday and Friday seeing a high risk of frostbite in some regions.
Temps are predicted to drop to -35, with Thursday and Friday seeing a high risk of frostbite in some regions.
Northern Alberta and British Columbia are both prepping to bundle up for some true north winter weather this week. Temperatures are predicted to drop to -35 going into the weekend, with Thursday and Friday seeing a high risk of frostbite in some regions.
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Environment Canada notes much of the Alberta Peace Region north of Edmonton is expected to see between 15 cm and as much as 30cm of snow early in the week. The conditions will reach both eastern and western borders of the province – including Grande Prairie and into B.C. Heavy rain and showers are expected Monday evening, including late flurries. Environment Canada said to expect and prepare for strong northwest winds up to 90 km/h.
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Risk of frostbite is cautioned for much of the province, with increasing the risk of freezing conditions. At least 10cm are expected in the B.C. Peace over the next 24 hours.
“A Pacific warm front will mix with cold air to bring snow across the BC Peace River District and southern areas of the Fort Nelson region. The main snow band will begin this morning for BC Peace River District and this afternoon for the Fort Nelson region,” said Environment Canada officials adding the snow is expected to taper off Monday night.
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“Travel will likely be challenging. Visibility will likely be reduced at times. Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Allow extra time for travel.”
Some have predicted a cold road into Christmas earlier this season. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) climatologist Judah Cohen said on social media platform X in November a sub-seasonal AI model predicted “the most expansive region of most likely extreme cold on earth stretches from the Canadian Plains to the U.S. East Coast” by mid December.
“I’m not predicting that (in the) U.S. and Canada – which is much colder – it’s going to be colder than Siberia in the next few weeks, or colder than Greenland or Antarctica,” Cohen explained. “But relative to normal, it is the most extreme,” Cohen told CTV News last week. He said “below normal temperatures” are expected to build in Western Canada, moving across the nation, and into the U.S.
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