On paper, Sunday looked like a great day in the Calgary area with sunshine and a high of 13 C.
However, strong winds of 20-30 km/h with gusts of 40-60 km/h certainly changed the way the day felt.
A similar situation will occur on Monday.
A low pressure system (with counter-clockwise circulation) sitting in southern Saskatchewan will continue to drive strong north winds into southern Alberta.
Early Monday the winds will predominantly be out of the west in the Calgary area, but this will be met with the stronger north winds related to that low and become a northwest wind.
That system east of Alberta will continue to track toward Manitoba Monday, and by Tuesday winds are expected to ease up throughout the day in Calgary.
Daytime highs on Tuesday and Wednesday will be a few degrees warmer than average, with a return to seasonal conditions forecast to start Thursday.
According to the Alberta Wildfire Status Dashboard, as of 8 a.m. Monday, crews …