Multiple Rounds of Snow Could Bring Up to 20cm to the Grande Prairie Area By the Weekend
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Did anyone in the Grande Prairie area order more snow? Someone must have because the region is in line to receive several rounds of snowfall by the end of the week and possibly even more through the weekend. At this point, Grande Prairie and the surrounding area can expect up to 20cm of snow by Saturday morning, but with the Arctic air that has settled across the Prairies, the snow will be dry and fluffy and accumulations could end up being higher.
The first round will begin Wednesday morning as a small pocket of light snow that will only bring trace amounts of accumulation as it quickly travels southeastward along the Rockies.
A second area of light snow will follow, starting in the late afternoon. This pocket of snow will sit over the Grande Prairie region for up to 6 hours, leading to an additional couple of centimetres of accumulation before it, too, begins to travel southeast overnight. Grande Cache could see some lingering flurries from this band of snow through Thursday morning, adding 1-2cm of snow to the area.
The third time will be the charm, with snow pushing into Grande Prairie and the surrounding area beginning Thursday afternoon. This will be a much larger area of snowfall than the previous two little pockets and the light snow will push further eastward into Alberta starting Friday morning after stalling overnight. At this time, the snow may become heavier around Grande Prairie, bringing snowfall totals from this third round above 10cm by the end of the day. This area of snow will follow a more eastward trajectory across the province and into Saskatchewan throughout the day Friday.
Saturday morning could see even more snow making its way into Grande Prairie, but there is still some disagreement between weather models on this occurring. Some models are suggesting that if this does ends up happening, there could be steady snow in the area straight into Monday afternoon, bringing an additional 20cm of snow. As we approach the end of the week, we will provide any necessary updates on this possibility.
