A cold spell is on its way with freezing temperatures and chance of snow

It may come as a surprise to absolutely no one in Calgary that the closer we get to December, the colder this city is going to get.

While we saw a good few inches of snowfall hit YYC over this past weekend, more is evidently on its way thanks to freezing temperatures, according to Environment Canada.

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But before we get to all of that, we’ll actually enjoy a few relatively mild days of 6°C highs, 0°C lows, and sunny skies for Monday through Thursday — though there is a chance of rain on Tuesday night.

Calgary weather this week (Environment Canada)

The real cold comes around starting on Friday, with daytime temperatures hovering around -1°C and the night dropping to -6°C.

Saturday isn’t expected to be any warmer, with a high (if you can call it that) of -3°C, a mix of sun and clouds throughout the day, and temperatures plummeting to -9°C that night.

It’s not nearly the coldest that Calgary has ever seen, but it is a sign of what’s to come as we make our way into December.

Sunday will follow up with a chance of snowfall during the day, courtesy of a -5°C average and a 30% chance of precipitation.

So just be sure to enjoy that hot and toasty 6°C we’ll be seeing the start of the week while you still can, Calgary, because a wintery weekend is coming.