More rain on Friday with smoke and sunshine to move in after
The counter-clockwise rotation around the low squeezed the western edge of this system against the eastern side of the Rockies creating more intense bands of rain.
Water was starting to pool on some Calgary roads for the Friday morning commute after the ground quickly became saturated.
More rain on Friday with smoke and sunshine to move in after
Cold air that was picked up along the northern edge of the low also funneled into southern Alberta and will suppress temperatures in central and southern Alberta for Friday.
More rain on Friday with smoke and sunshine to move in after
Moderate northwest winds will continue to flow parallel to the foothills for most of the day with sustained speeds between 20 to 30 km/h in Calgary.
There could be a period of compromised air quality later Friday once that low moves toward the south Saskatchewan border and wildfire smoke wraps around the low and is pushed back into central and southern Alberta.
More rain on Friday with smoke and sunshine to move in after
Behind that low is a large high pressure system situated in the north Pacific basin that will move into B.C. and start to reintroduce warmer air and stability to the west.
Daytime highs will moderate in Calgary by the end of the weekend and sit in the mid-20s for Sunday and Monday.
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