Many Albertans have had to get used to seasonal weather once again.
As El Nino starts to shift into La Nina, much of the central and southern regions have experienced what seems like unstable conditions with cooler than average temperatures and increased precipitation.
Monday is falling right into that new weather pattern, with significant wind and cooler temperatures.
As of 5:00 p.m. peak wind gusts at Calgary International were 65 kilometres per hour, Medicine Hat saw peak gusts of 64 kilometres per hour and Lethbridge and Brooks experienced gusts around 63 kilometres per hour. Edmonton’s peak gusts were 43 kilometres per hour.
In Calgary a piece of aluminum siding fell from a building near the courthouse Monday. It has not been confirmed if the incident was caused by or related to the windy conditions. Other sheets were reported to have been loose from that same building which was built in the 1960s.
No watches or warnings were issued from Environment Canada as those gusts are still well under the threshold for an advisory to be issued.
Across most of the province – with the exception of Lethbridge and the southwest corner of Alberta – sustained wind needs to come in at 70 kilometres per hour with gusts of 90 kilometres per hour in order for a watch or warning to be issued. That southwest corner has a higher threshold criteria, needing a sustained wind of 80 kilometres per hour with gusts of 100 kilometres per hour.
Strong winds are expected to continue until around 9 p.m.
Temperatures should be closer to normal by Tuesday with highs in the mid-20s by the weekend.
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