Environment Canada and Climate Change Canada issued a special weather statement Sunday for a large area of Alberta including Mountain View and Red Deer counties and the urban centres near them.
“First significant snow of the season on Monday,” the federal agency said in the Oct. 20 statement.
Snow is expected to begin Monday morning in the Calgary area and along the Highway 2 corridor and move east through the day, the agency said.
“A brief period of rain is possible Monday morning before precipitation changes over to snow. This may result in slippery travel conditions. A few centimetres of snow may stick to the ground before the snow begins to taper off Monday night. Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions,” the statement said.
The special weather statement is in effect for:
• Mountain View County near Carstairs, Cremona, Water Valley, Olds, Didsbury and Sundre.
• Red Deer County near Penhold, Innisfail, Bowden, Pine Lake, Spruce View, Red Lodge Provincial Park and Sylvan Lake.
