A Brief Skiff of Snow Expected Across Parts of Southern Alberta & Saskatchewan for the First Weekend of the New Year
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It’s been fairly quiet across the Prairies for the past few weeks and that trend has continued so far in the beginning of the new year. As we approach the first weekend of the year, there’s enough snow expected for parts of Southern Alberta and Saskatchewan over the next 24 hours to warrant a forecast.
The snow will begin to fall along the American border in Alberta early this evening and it will gradually spread north and eastward overnight and early Saturday morning. It is only going to reach as far north as Calgary and into Southwest Saskatchewan before the system starts to fall apart before sunrise Saturday morning. The snow will gradually taper off throughout the morning and into the early afternoon.
The snow is expected to be light throughout the duration of the event, leading to most of the area receiving 5-10cm of accumulation. As the system falls apart Saturday morning, the snow is expected to linger over parts of Southeast Alberta and Southwest Saskatchewan, resulting in over 10cm of snowfall here.
