Calgary weather: Warm start to the weekend ahead of a cooldown next week [Video]

Mild conditions remained over much of southern Alberta early Friday.

As of 5 a.m., the temperature at the Calgary airport was 3 C, compared to a typical overnight low of -13 C. The daytime high is not expected to be significantly warmer than that, however, 3 C is still warmer than the average high of -1 C.

Cooler air cutting that settled over the southeast corner of the province contributed to fog development overnight as warmer air was blocked from edging in from the west.

Without any significant wind at the surface, mixing was limited and the saturated air (fog) from overnight evaporative processes remained close to the surface.

There will be little consistency in temperatures over the next seven days with abrupt increases and decreases expected for the City of Calgary.

Tuesday’s high will sit closer to a typical overnight low, with a 16 degree rise in daytime highs …