Weekend outlook: Heightened flood threat with heavy rain, cool temperatures
Focus will shift from the storms to the incoming cooler conditions this weekend, with temperatures during the first few days of summer forecast to be 5-10°C below seasonal averages. This cool and unsettled weather pattern is then set to dominate the latter half of June.
Southern Alberta, including the Calgary area, is bracing for a significant rainfall event this weekend, raising concerns about flooding.
Rain is expected to begin late Friday and persist through Sunday, with total accumulations ranging from 50-100+ mm, and localized areas potentially seeing 100-150+ mm.
While excessive rain poses challenges for specific locations, this system will also deliver much-needed precipitation to agricultural regions in western Canada. Areas in southern B.C., central Alberta, southern and central Saskatchewan, and parts of Manitoba could receive widespread rain amounts of 30-60+ mm, accompanied by occasional thunderstorms.
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