31st May 2010 - Monday

High: 9.1
Low: 3.0
Rain:(17)
Snow:(30)
Days we didn't see any sun: (43)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was another cloudy start to the day, but it wasn't cold. It reached around +10 by the end of the day.

30th May 2010 - Sunday

High: 8.5
Low: 0.8
Rain:(17)
Snow:(30)
Days we didn't see any sun: (42)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was another cloudy start to the day and although it tried to rain, it remained dry for most of the day. Temperatures reached around +8 although it didn't feel too cold.

29th May 2010 - Saturday

High: 2.5
Low: 0.1
Rain:(17)
Snow:(30)
Days we didn't see any sun: (41)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a very cloudy start to the day and it was snowing first thing, the snow continued all morning (although it didn't stick) and turned to rain in the afternoon.

28th May 2010 - Friday

High: 5.4
Low: 0.2
Rain:(16)
Snow:(29)
Days we didn't see any sun: (40)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a very cloudy start to the day although there was some blue sky over the mountains and the sky looked a little brighter. It was only +3 at 8.30am but it didn't feel cold. There was still quite a bit of snow on the ground but the roads were fairly clear.

They were saying on the radio this morning that if temperatures don't get above +5 today, that it will be the coldest 28th May since the 1940's - at least we know this isn't normal!

It reached +3 by noon, but it felt very cold and damp and there was light rain in the air.

27th May 2010 - Thursday

High: 10.7
Low: 0.4
Rain:(16)
Snow:(29)
Days we didn't see any sun: (39)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a very wet and cloudy start and looked as though it had been raining heavily overnight. It started to rain again at around 8am and was farily heavy. It was only +6 and cool and wet.

We currently have the following weather warning in place:

Rainfall warning for
Okotoks, High River & Claresholm

A spring storm will track across Southern Alberta today and Friday bringing large amounts of precipitation to parts of the province. 30 to 40 millimeters of rain has already fallen in areas south of Calgary early this morning with another 30 to 50 millimeters expected today in those same regions.

Further northwest over higher elevations in the foothills and mountains precipitation is largely falling as snow. The snow will spread to valley bottoms in these regions overnight as colder air is drawn into the system from the north. Accumulations should reach 10 cm in these areas by Friday morning with local amounts over higher elevations approaching 25 cm.

Precipitation should ease throughout the day Friday as the system moves eastward.

At around noon the snow turned to sleet and in just over an hour the snow was piling up on the cars. The temperature had dropped to +1 by noon. It snowed for the rest of the afternoon.
The Rain Warning was replaced with a Snowfall warning:

10 to 20 centimetres of snow overnight into Friday morning. A disturbance moving into Northern Montana continues to spread significant amounts of moisture across Southern Alberta. At the same time moderate northeasterly flow in the low levels is gradually injecting cooler air into the system. As a result rainfall will change to snow in most areas early this evening if it hasn't already done so. Snowfall amounts as high as 20 cm are possible especially in the foothills and over higher terrain. Due to warm ground temperatures much of the snow will initially melt however most areas can still expect to see 10 cm of snow on the ground by Friday morning.

Further east in the Brooks and Lethbridge regions rainfall will become mixed with snow overnight however significant snowfall accumulations are not expected in these areas and a rainfall warning is still in effect.

Precipitation should ease throughout the day Friday as the system moves eastward.

Meanwhile, thunderstorms that have developed in Montana are moving northward into the Cypress Hills region. Some of these storms are exhibiting the potential to produce large hail and locally heavy rainfall.

26th May 2010 - Wednesday

High: 15.6
Low: 3.4
Rain:(15)
Snow:(28)
Days we didn't see any sun: (38)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a fairly cloudy start and cool but not cold, first thing. It was fairly overcast for most of the day and we saw a couple of short, light showers.

25th May 2010 - Tuesday

High: 16.9
Low: 3.1
Rain:(14)
Snow:(28)
Days we didn't see any sun: (38)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was quite a bright with just a few white fluffly clouds. It was +6 by 8.30am but the day was sunny and warm and temperatures reached +18 towards the end of the day.

24th May 2010 - Monday

High: 17.5
Low: -0.5
Rain:(14)
Snow:(28)
Days we didn't see any sun: (38)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was quite a bright start but still on the cool side. It wasn't too bad a day, it was quite warm in the sunshine, but fairly cold when out of it.

23rd May 2010 - Sunday

High: 15.0
Low: -0.5
Rain:(14)
Snow:(28)
Days we didn't see any sun: (38)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was quite a bright start but only +5 by mid-morning. It did feel quite warm in the direct sunshine for most of the day even though temperatures only reached around +14. It clouded over in the afternoon and we had a couple of quick showers.

22nd May 2010 - Saturday

High: 12.0
Low: -2.0
Rain:(13)
Snow:(28)
Days we didn't see any sun: (38)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a fairly cloudy and cool start to the day, although we did see some sunshine. It didn't get very warm though and there was quite a cool breeze during the afternoon.

21st May 2010 - Friday

High: 16.0
Low: 1.0
Rain:(13)
Snow:(28)
Days we didn't see any sun: (38)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a bright and sunny start though it was very windy this morning. The wind remained for most of the day and made it feel quite chilly at times.

20th May 2010 - Thursday

High: 15.0
Low: 4.0
Rain:(13)
Snow:(28)
Days we didn't see any sun: (38)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was quite a cloudy start again and fairly windy. The wind had died down by mid morning, but it was still only +13 by noon and felt quite cool. It started to brighten up at around 5pm but the wind also picked up again so it still felt quite cold.

19th May 2010 - Wednesday

High: 21.1
Low: 10.4
Rain:(13)
Snow:(28)
Days we didn't see any sun: (38)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was quite a cloudy start, but already +13 by 8.30am. It remained quite cloudy for most of the day, but it was still bright and hot and sunny.

18th May 2010 - Tuesday

High: 25.3
Low: 7.7
Rain:(13)
Snow:(28)
Days we didn't see any sun: (38)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

There was a lot of white fluffy cloud this morning but there were plenty of blue patches. It was +17 at 8.30am. It continued to warm up and had reached +27 by mid-morning - another very hot day.

It started to cloud over at around 5pm and we got some heavy rain and thunder storms. They didn't last too long though and it remained quite warm.

17th May 2010 - Monday

High: 25.6
Low: 8.1
Rain:(12)
Snow:(28)
Days we didn't see any sun: (38)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was another bright and sunny start. It was +10 at 8.30am and due had reached +25 by mid morning. It was a very hot day but there was a bit of a breeze in the afternoon making it feel quite pleasant.

It was +28 on the drive home and over +30 on our front porch.

16th May 2010 - Sunday

High: 24.6
Low: 5.7
Rain:(12)
Snow:(28)
Days we didn't see any sun: (38)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was another bright and sunny start. It was +10 at 8.30am and due to reach around +24. It was a very hot day with a bit of welcome breeze.

15th May 2010 - Saturday

High: 21.1
Low: 6.9
Rain:(12)
Snow:(28)
Days we didn't see any sun: (38)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was another beautiful bright and cloudless start and +10 by 8.30am. Temperatures reached around +22 and it was very hot and sunny.

14th May 2010 - Friday

High: 19.6
Low: 6.0
Rain:(12)
Snow:(28)
Days we didn't see any sun: (38)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was another beautiful bright and cloudless start and already +13 by 8.30am. It was +20 by noon and even though it had started to cloud over it was still very hot and sunny.

13th May 2010 - Thursday

High: 18.3
Low: 2.5
Rain:(12)
Snow:(28)
Days we didn't see any sun: (38)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was another beautiful bright and cloudless start and already +13 by 8.30am. It was +20 at 5pm. It was another beautful hot and sunny day.

12th May 2010 - Wednesday

High: 18.5
Low: -1.0
Rain:(12)
Snow:(28)
Days we didn't see any sun: (38)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a bright and sunny start to the day with virtually no cloud and it was warming up quickly. By mid morning it was really hot and sunny and by the end of the day it was +23 - a beautiful day.

11th May 2010 - Tuesday

High: 13.8
Low: -1.9
Rain:(12)
Snow:(28)
Days we didn't see any sun: (38)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a bright and sunny start to the day with virtually no cloud. It was +5 by 8.30am and felt quite warm. The day continued to warm up, but there was a bit of cloud around. It was +12 at lunchtime and around +16 at 5pm. On the whole it was a warm, bright and sunny day.

10th May 2010 - Monday

High: 10.5
Low: -2.7
Rain:(12)
Snow:(28)
Days we didn't see any sun: (38)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a bright and frosty start to the day although there were a few areas of patchy fog. It was -1 first thing in the morning but it didn't feel too bad. It clouded over late afternoon and it started to look quite threatening, but it didn't really come to anything.

9th May 2010 - Sunday

High: 8.2
Low: 0.7
Rain:(12)
Snow:(28)
Days we didn't see any sun: (38)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a fairly bright start to the day, but very mixed during the afternoon. It was a bit cloudy in some places and very cloudy in others and we had a tiny bit of rain. On the whole though it was a farily pleasant day.

8th May 2010 - Saturday

High: 10.6
Low: -3.7
Rain:(11)
Snow:(28)
Days we didn't see any sun: (38)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a bright, sunny and cloudless start to the day. It was +10 by around noon and very pleasant. It started to cloud over in the afternoon and the wind began to pick up. It was +7 by late afternoon, but the wind made it feel much colder. It wasn't too bad a day though.

7th May 2010 - Friday

High: 7.8
Low: -3.9
Rain:(11)
Snow:(28)
Days we didn't see any sun: (38)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a much brighter start today and remained so for most of the day. It was +1 at 8.30am and rose to around +3. It was a fairly pleasant day.

6th May 2010 - Thursday

High: 3.1
Low: -3.2
Rain:(11)
Snow:(28)
Days we didn't see any sun: (38)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was another grey and cloudy start. It was quite a mixed day, cloudy and cold this morning, then it tried to brighten up around lunchtime, then it snowed lightly in the afternoon although not for long. Then by around 5pm it looked as though the day was trying to improve again.

5th May 2010 - Wednesday

High: -0.5
Low: -3.6
Rain:(11)
Snow:(28)
Days we didn't see any sun: (38)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a grey, cloudy and snowy day. It was around -2 for most of the day and with the lack of sun and wind chill it felt a lot colder. The roads were very slushy this morning and care was needed. There were several reports of accidents around the city. It snowed lightly all day.

4th May 2010 - Tuesday

High: 2.6
Low: -1.4
Rain:(11)
Snow:(27)
Days we didn't see any sun: (37)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a grey, cloudy and overcast start. It was +3 at 8.30am, but still very windy which made it feel much colder. It also started to snow lightly. It snowed for most of the day, but it didn't stick. The wind had died down by mid afternoon, but it was a very grey and cold day.

The following wind warning is in place for most of southern Alberta.
Wind warning for Calgary, Okotoks, High River, Claresholm - changed from Winter storm warning

Northwesterly winds gusting to 100 km/h diminishing this evening.

An intense low pressure system over Southwestern Saskatchewan will continue to track southeastwards moving into North Dakota by the evening. Behind the low strong northwesterly winds are expected through much of Southern Alberta. Wind speeds of 70 gusting to 100 km/h will occur before gradually diminishing this evening.

10 to 15 cm of snow are forecast over the Cypress Hills. This snow will combine with strong northwesterly winds to occasionally reduce visibilities in blowing snow. Conditions here will improve overnight as snowfall and winds gradually taper off.

Strong winds are no longer forecast in Pincher Creek however with the passage of the low snow is expected to develop late today. Snowfall amounts of 10 cm are forecast near the international border. Snow will taper off Wednesday morning.

Maximum winds reported by 4 AM MST include: Three Hills..............106 km/h Bassano..................106 km/h Hussar...................96 km/h pollockville.............93 km/h Strathmore...............91 km/h Bieseker.................89 km/h Calgary intl airport.....85 km/h.

3rd May 2010 - Monday

High: 13.8
Low: 0.7
Rain:(11)
Snow:(26)
Days we didn't see any sun: (36)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a bright and sunny start to the day and +9 at 8.30am. It started to get very windy by around noon and it also started to cloud over.

It started to rain quite heavily at around 7pm which later turned into snow, although it didn't stick. It was very windy overnight.

The following weather warning is currently in place:

Wind Warning For: Calgary, Okotoks, High River & Claresholm
Strong winds developing today.

An intense low pressure disturbance currently in British Columbia will track across Southern Alberta today and lie over Southwestern Saskatchewan by Tuesday morning. South of the low strong westerly winds 70 gusting 100 km/h will develop in the Crowsnest Pass and Cardston regions by early afternoon. The strong westerly winds will then spread eastward to the Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Cypress Hills and Southern Brooks regions by late afternoon. The strong winds will persist throughout the day and overnight into Tuesday.

As the low progresses eastward strong northwest winds 60 gusting 90 km/h will develop in the wake of the low. The strong northwest winds will develop in the Red Deer region this evening then gradually spread southward affecting the Hanna, Drumheller, Airdrie, Okotoks and the Brooks regions by midnight. The City of Calgary will mainly be affected during the overnight period. The strong northwest winds behind the low will begin to diminish Tuesday afternoon.

In addition rain associated with the disturbance will change to wet snow overnight. Precipitation will first change to snow in northern areas near midnight and then gradually move southward overnight. Much of the snow will melt on contact with the ground however accumulations may be as high as 5 centimetres in some areas. The strong winds combined with the falling snow will also generate blowing snow giving poor visibilities at times.

2nd May 2010 - Sunday

High: 14.1
Low: 4.2
Rain:(10)
Snow:(25)
Days we didn't see any sun: (36)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a bright and sunny start to the day and +10 by mid morning. It rained briefly early afternoon, but other than that it was a warm and sunny day. It was +19 in the sun on our porch.

1st May 2010 - Saturday

High: 12.4
Low: -1.1
Rain:(10)
Snow:(25)
Days we didn't see any sun: (36)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a bright and sunny start to the day. By noon it was +11, it clouded over a bit, but the day remained bright and sunny. There was a cool wind making it quite cold out of the sun, but it was very hot in the sun.