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Warm and windy Wednesday with cooler temps forecast for the weekend

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Calgary reached a high of 14 C on Tuesday, with wind gusts peaking over 50 km/h, and it looks like Wednesday will be very similar.

Some light and scattered precipitation is possible across southern Alberta today, with a slight chance of convective activity (thunderstorms) around Jasper.

More stability is forecast for Thursday and Friday as the upper pattern moves from a more zonal flow to a meridional one (one with distinct ridges and troughs or north-south waves).

Warm and windy Wednesday with cooler temps forecast for the weekend

There will be a sharp drop in temperatures from Friday to Saturday with daytime high values dropping from 16 C on Friday to 5 C on Saturday.

Warm and windy Wednesday with cooler temps forecast for the weekend

Both Saturday and Sunday will be cloudy with a chance of rain or even a rain/snow mix depending on the timing and elevation.

It will start to warm up again on Monday with above seasonal values forecast for most of next week.

Warm and windy Wednesday with cooler temps forecast for the weekend