Calgary weather: Calm week ahead including steadily warming temperatures

Monday’s high of 7 C in Calgary will be the first temperature above freezing since Saturday afternoon and also the coldest high out of the next 10 days.

Unsettled weather—including rain, snow, cold temperatures, and strong wind—has dominated the forecast since the end of last week, whereas the start of this week will be calm, warm, and mostly sunny.

Thanks to warm surface temperatures and periods of sunshine, there was a decent amount of melting around southern Alberta this weekend—even with temperatures that were generally at or below 0 C.

An incoming ridge of high pressure from the Pacific basin will help with whatever melting is still needed across the lower elevations throughout central and southern Alberta as part of a period of stability that starts Monday.

Both the daytime high and low in Calgary on Tuesday will sit around seasonal values (14 C for a daily high and 0 C for a daily low), with temperatures expected to steadily increase throughout the week.

By Thursday, the high in Calgary will edge into the 20-degree range, with lows around 6 C. Starting Friday, daytime highs in Calgary should peak in the mid- to high teens until at least the middle of next week.