Calgary weather forecast March 13, 2024 [Video]

Southern Alberta was at the crossroads of competing air masses early Wednesday, as Arctic air tracked south along the foothills, meeting up with a warmer eastward-bound Pacific air mass.

Due to natural density differences between warm and humid (less dense) versus cold and dry air (which is more dense), areas like Calgary experienced blustery conditions at the end of the morning commute Wednesday.

Light, scattered and mixed precipitation fell as the front rolled in, and winds of 20 to 40 km/h were forecast for much of the day.

The good news is this instability will not last long.

By Thursday, that ridge of high pressure to the west is expected to overtake the low and start to set up for a few days of consistently warm weather in southern Alberta.

According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), the average mid-March daytime highs in Calgary sit around 3 C.

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