Calgary snowfall warning ends Tuesday

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) says a snowfall warning has ended for Calgary on Tuesday.

At least 15 centimetres of snow fell overnight in the city, while upwards of 30 cm of snow fell throughout the city since the morning.

On Tuesday, the Calgary Board of Education (CBE) cancelled all school buses in the morning, but schools remained open.

There's a snowfall warning for the city of Calgary. This will make getting to and from school more challenging. Make sure your child is prepared for all weather conditions & transportation delays. Check out our winter weather reminders: https://t.co/B5ocymWenS #yycbe #WeAreCBE pic.twitter.com/SX5ZRGJ2ET

— Calgary Board of Education (@yyCBEdu) February 21, 2023

Meanwhile, the Catholic School Board schools also remain open, and it says there may be some delays and cancellations with buses.

In addition, the City of Calgary says around 30 buses are on detours due to the snow, and 20 school buses are also on detours due to the weather.

A Calgary Transit bus drives on the snow-covered road in Calgary on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (Nick Blakeney, CityNews photo)

CityNews Meteorologist Michael Kuss describes the system we’re under.

“A massive area of Arctic high pressure is dropping down across the prairies. In fact, backing across the Rockies into BC through the day today. Temperatures will remain cold all week long,” Kuss said.

“In fact, this afternoon, it drops down into the low minus teens, feels in the mid minus 20s. Not a lot of snow remaining in the picture, but we’ll likely see on-off flurries, a dusting to a couple of centimetres today and again tomorrow.”

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday’s temperatures are dropping between -16 C to -24 C, while windchill Wednesday is expected to hit around -36 C.

ECCC’s forecast suggests the weather will warm up by next weekend, with a balmy 3 C on Saturday and 0 C on Sunday.

A driver in their car struggles to drive off while caught in snow in Calgary on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (Nick Blakeney, CityNews photo)

The agency recommends drivers adjust to the changing road conditions.

“Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow. Take frequent breaks and avoid strain when clearing snow,” the ECCC says in its forecast.

The City of Calgary has also kept busy for the past 36 hours due to the snowfall.

“Crews have been out all night, clearing the through-lanes on the main roads and laying down gravel to help with traction,” a tweet from YYC Transportation reads.

https://twitter.com/yyctransport/status/1628031814857117696

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According to Calgary Weather Records, Monday was the wettest day in the city’s history in 60 years, with 11.7mm of precipitation, while Tuesday has the record for the wettest and “snowiest” on record.

????With 12.1cm of snow, yesterday was #Calgary's snowiest Feb 20th in more than 100 years, since 1919. #ABWx #YycWx pic.twitter.com/cJYtZZTjSP

— Calgary Weather Records???? (@YYC_Weather) February 21, 2023

Meanwhile, with expectations around Wednesday’s temperatures, it is saying the -36 C windchill will be the city’s “wind chilliest” temperature since 1957, which has the record with -45 C.

A dog in a park in Calgary on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (Nick Blakeney, CityNews photo)