Cold continues with Wednesday’s high 20 degrees below average

The cold air infusion will continue across the province with Calgary’s daytime high on Wednesday 20 degrees below seasonal, and wind chill values making it feel more like -30 to -40.

The snow that started on Monday and continued most of Tuesday created poor driving conditions across the region and as of Wednesday morning, many major routes in Calgary were still snow-and ice-covered with minimal lane definition.

Given the nature of this most recent storm - the rapid drop in temperatures, strong winds, and duration of snowfall - crews will need to either physically clear that snow and/or apply melting agents as the weather will not offer any assistance for at least a week.

The end of this week will include increasing amounts of sunshine and a gradual warmup, and by Friday the daytime high in Calgary will reach -7 C compared to the normal high of 0 C.

Wednesday will bring a reprieve from the snow for most of southern Alberta, however there is a slight chance of light and scattered flurries later in the day.

Across the region overnight temperatures will continue to be dangerously cold on Wednesday and early Thursday with wind chill values expected to sit around -30 to -40 once again.

Areas in east-central Alberta might be slightly colder and could be placed under a cold warning due to the increased risk of frostbite.