Smoky Skies Clear as Weekend Brings Heat, Wind, and a Cooldown

Local smoke lingers this morning under sunny skies, with shifting winds helping to improve air quality by afternoon. Saturday brings warmer air and increasing cloud cover, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the day. Gusty winds and rain follow Saturday night as a cold front moves through. By Sunday, cooler and clearer conditions settle in, bringing a refreshing change to start June. The week ahead looks calm and dry, with sunshine and seasonable temperatures holding steady.

Today Sunny. Local smoke this morning and early this afternoon. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming southeast 20 gusting to 40 this afternoon. High 24. UV index 8 or very high.

Tonight Clear. Wind southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low 14.

Sat, 31 May Increasing cloudiness. 30 percent chance of showers late in the afternoon with risk of a thunderstorm. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon then northwest 30 gusting to 50. High 28. UV index 7 or high.

Night Rain. Low 9.

Sun, 1 Jun Sunny. High 18.

Night Clear. Low 8.

Mon, 2 Jun Sunny. High 18.

Night Clear. Low 9.

Tue, 3 Jun Sunny. High 19.

Night Cloudy periods. Low 10.

Wed, 4 Jun A mix of sun and cloud. High 22.

Night Cloudy periods. Low 11.

Thu, 5 Jun A mix of sun and cloud. High 22.

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Mackenzie Dawn Hardy was mistakenly released from jail on April 25 after an anonymous individual posing as a crown prosecutor, later found to be her boyfriend, sent fraudulent documents calling for her release to Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre. Hardy, along...

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