Warmer weather coming to Calgary this week: ECCC

Calgarians are being advised to prepare for a rapid drop in temperature Thursday afternoon, with the ECCC saying the mercury could drop 15 to 20°C in less than an hour. (CityNews file image)
Despite the calendar flipping to December on Sunday, warmer temperatures are on the way for the city of Calgary. (CityNews file image) ([None] (Photographer) - [None]

By Lauryn Heintz

Posted Dec 2, 2024 6:56 am.

Despite the calendar flipping to December on Sunday, warmer temperatures are on the way for Calgary.

“There is a pretty big swing in temperatures expected today,” Chris Wielki with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) says.

The melt will begin Monday with a high of 5 C and Tuesday will see a high of 8 C, according to ECCC.

The coldest day of the week will be Wednesday, but it will still feel quite balmy compared to recent temperatures. ECCC says the temperature will hover around 0 C.

Higher temperatures will continues through the backend of the week — ECCC is forecasting a high of 6 C for Thursday and Friday.

Saturday could be the warmest day of the week at 10 C and Sunday will drop to 4 C.

Listen to 660 NewsRadio for the latest in weather, traffic, and news every 10 minutes on the ones.

-With files from Logan Stein

Submit a Correction
Accessibility Feedback

Top Stories

Alberta ending photo radar on numbered provincial highways, ‘speed-on-green’ ticketing
Alberta ending photo radar on numbered provincial highways, ‘speed-on-green’ ticketing

An update is expected Monday on the future of photo radar in Alberta, a year after it was banned on Calgary and Edmonton ring roads.

11h ago

Police lay murder charge in fatal hit-and-run outside SE Calgary hookah lounge
Police lay murder charge in fatal hit-and-run outside SE Calgary hookah lounge

One man is facing a second-degree murder charge after a fatal hit-and-run outside a hookah lounge in southeast Calgary three months ago. Emergency crews were called to Portico Lounge near 17 Avenue...

11h ago

City of Calgary, police remove RVs parked along Moraine Road 
City of Calgary, police remove RVs parked along Moraine Road 

Calgarians living in their motorhomes along an industrial road in the city's northeast are being evicted and are unsure of where they’ll go next. The residents living along Moraine Road were given...

11h ago

Snow piles blocking CTrain parking spaces frustrates Calgary commuters
Snow piles blocking CTrain parking spaces frustrates Calgary commuters

Snowfall in Calgary brings its own set of challenges and many Calgary commuters are feeling the impact at CTrain station parking lots. Head to a transit parking lot this week and you'll likely come...

11h ago

Top Stories

Alberta ending photo radar on numbered provincial highways, ‘speed-on-green’ ticketing
Alberta ending photo radar on numbered provincial highways, ‘speed-on-green’ ticketing

An update is expected Monday on the future of photo radar in Alberta, a year after it was banned on Calgary and Edmonton ring roads.

11h ago

Police lay murder charge in fatal hit-and-run outside SE Calgary hookah lounge
Police lay murder charge in fatal hit-and-run outside SE Calgary hookah lounge

One man is facing a second-degree murder charge after a fatal hit-and-run outside a hookah lounge in southeast Calgary three months ago. Emergency crews were called to Portico Lounge near 17 Avenue...

11h ago

City of Calgary, police remove RVs parked along Moraine Road 
City of Calgary, police remove RVs parked along Moraine Road 

Calgarians living in their motorhomes along an industrial road in the city's northeast are being evicted and are unsure of where they’ll go next. The residents living along Moraine Road were given...

11h ago

Snow piles blocking CTrain parking spaces frustrates Calgary commuters
Snow piles blocking CTrain parking spaces frustrates Calgary commuters

Snowfall in Calgary brings its own set of challenges and many Calgary commuters are feeling the impact at CTrain station parking lots. Head to a transit parking lot this week and you'll likely come...

11h ago

Most Watched Today

1:47
Calgary Hitmen load up thousands of teddy bears in annual Teddy Bear Toss
Calgary Hitmen load up thousands of teddy bears in annual Teddy Bear Toss

Stuffed toys rained down from the rafters at the Calgary Hitmen annual Teddy Bear Toss on Sunday. Rayn Rashid was at the Saddledome on Monday morning where players were sorting and distributing all of those stuffies to Calgary charities. 

11h ago

0:49
UCalgary researchers focus on fertility treatments for young cancer patients
UCalgary researchers focus on fertility treatments for young cancer patients

Researchers say the goal with this research is so that adolescents going through fertility challenges impacted by cancer, would eventually have the ability to have their own biological children.

11h ago

2:01
Snow piles in CTrain parking spots frustrate Calgary commuters
Snow piles in CTrain parking spots frustrate Calgary commuters

Calgary commuters express frustration over snow piles clogging parking spots at several CTrain stations across the city. Henna Saeed reports.

11h ago

0:33
Semi rollover closes section of Calgary's Stoney Trail
Semi rollover closes section of Calgary's Stoney Trail

A semi rollover closed a section of Calgary’s Stoney Trail for several hours Monday morning.

11h ago

1:57
City of Calgary, police remove RVs parked along Moraine Road
City of Calgary, police remove RVs parked along Moraine Road

Residents living in their RVs along Moraine Road in Calgary's northeast have been removed by the city, but those who once called the street home are unsure where they'll go next. Jayden Wasney reports. 

11h ago

More Videos