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Break out the sunscreen! Meteorological summer will arrive with hot and sunny conditions.

  CALGARY -- As with yesterday, that troughing motion aloft is going to swing in toward us. Today, we'll experience a period of marginal instability, which could result in not only spotty showers, but also periods of isolated storms; they'd be short-lived, a little loud, and pass quickly. Can we start calling them "toddler tantrums?" Areas west of the city could see some light flurries, which may equate to a full centimetre in areas. Melting temperatures will make short work of it. The rest of the week is going to ride a wave of west wind aloft. Surface conditions enter a "pressure neutr...

  CALGARY -- In meteorology, there can be good and bad in just about every set of circumstances; outdoor enthusiasts love the sun and certainly don't mind that April fell short of seasonal average precipitation (while simultaneously cursing that we were above seasonal on snowfall, all the same!) That data's below: How badly do we need that rain? Pretty badly. Here's the data from Agroclimate Canada: This means that from a period starting from meteorological fall (Sep 1, 2020) to present day, conditions are quite a bit drier than usual, and flat-out arid east of Edmonton. This to say not...

  CALGARY -- Today and tomorrow, we're into – and out of – a high pressure rise. Today the wind is a little gentler as we're directly beneath the ridge, and tomorrow it'll pick up as the ridge falls away and returns us to seasonal temps. Until then, this ridge of high pressure is going to pump us to the 20s! The standard drawback continues, in that this will keep the landscape dry and ramp up the fire advisories. Our weekend is shaping for some light showers, but the key word is 'light.' We are a ways off from the sort of saturation our lawns could surely use right now, with between ...

  CALGARY -- The only major shake-up from yesterday's projected conditions is (once again) ongoing reductions in the expected rainfall this weekend. Initially, we were focused on getting 10-15 millimetres of rain, beginning midday Saturday and carrying forward into Sunday. Now, we'll be lucky for scattered showers on Saturday, with Sunday largely clear. This bodes well for many outdoorsy-types, but not so well for farmers, gardeners and, quite possibly, firefighters. We're into a ridge of high pressure tomorrow and Friday, which builds up our wind to the 40s or 50s with a westerly compon...