Monday blues, and the heat isn’t pressing snooze

It seems like a good start off the week. No wind warning, no smoke, except we are making our way back to the unbearable heat little by little and might have some thunderstorms. Look at it as the glass half full I guess.

Today we will have a high of 27° at 3 PM and a low of 18° closer to midnight for a bit o a warmer. Throughout the day it will be mainly cloudy and with a risk of thunderstorm from 2 to 6 PM and a 60 per cent chance of rain.

Next few days

Tues- July 30– 25° and mainly sunny

Wed, July 31– 25° with chance of showers

Thurs, Aug 1– 25° with chance of showers

Fri, Aug 2– 23° with a mix of sun and clouds

Sat, Aug 3– 25° with a mix of sun and clouds

Sun, Aug 4– 24° and cloudy with some sunny breaks

Mon, Aug 5- 22° and Mainly sunny

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ABstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #ABStorm.

For the latest information on the wildfire status and danger across the province, visit the Alberta Wildfire website.

For the latest information on which areas in Alberta are under an evacuation alert or order due to a wildfire, visit the Alberta Emergency Alert website.

The latest information on fire advisories, restrictions and bans across the province can be found on the Alberta fire bans website.

Thank you Matthew Boonstra for the amazing picture!

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