It might still be summer, but what looks like the first snowfall of the season has come down decently close to Calgary.
The cold weather we’ve been seeing mixed with a bit of rain to bring down a few premature flakes early this morning, and it was all caught on a traffic camera set up on Highway 1 near Canmore just east of Deadman’s Flats Overpass.
Hmmm….is that S-N-O-W???? Yep, falling just east of Canmore. Drive safe if you’re headed that way. #ABRoads @660NEWSTraffic pic.twitter.com/H9zYkSVDUw
— 660 NEWS Calgary (@660NEWS) August 27, 2018
The snow had stopped by dawn, and while no trace could be seen by 7:22 am, that early morning dusting is just a glimpse of what is to come for the Rocky Mountains and the areas around Calgary as we head into fall and winter.
A traffic cam near Canmore (roadreports.ama.ab.ca)
According to this year’s forecast from the Old Farmer’s Almanac, Calgary’s temperatures will be colder than normal, with above-normal precipitation and snowfall.
The coldest periods will occur in mid- to late December, and throughout January, with the snowiest periods in early to mid-December, mid- and late January, late February, and mid- to late April.
Taking a look at things a little closer to the present finds a bright and sunny week for Calgary, though getting unseasonably cold in the night.
Calgary weather this week (Environment Canada)
Monday night will get all the way down to 5°C, so it’s definitely not a stretch of the imagination to think that Canmore — which has an altitude over 1,000 feet higher than Calgary, mind you — has seen some snow on August 27.
Early Christmas shopping, anyone?