Yippie long weekend!

Today we will have a high of 24° from 5 PM to 6 PM and a low of 16° closer to midnight. Throughout the day it will be sunny.

Long weekend weather

On Saturday, there will be a high of 23° from 3 PM-6 PM with mix of sun and clouds, a chance of a few showers and a chance of thunderstorms. There will be 40 per cent chance of rain at noon.

On Sunday, will also have a high of 23° from 1 PM-3 pm. There will also be a risk of thunderstorms just right after noon.

Finally, Monday will have a high of 20° at 5 PM. throughout the day it will be pretty cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of rain.

Next few days

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

Tues, Aug 6– 21° mix of sun and clouds

Wed, Aug 7-23° mix of sun and clouds

Thurs, Aug 8– 13° with a chance of showers

Fri, Aug 9- 19° with some light rain

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

Thank you Matthew Boonstra for the great picture!

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