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Another wet weather system approaching Alberta
We likely won't see that idyllic summer day until Saturday, it looks like, and we will have to put up with more rain first. gina weather / aug 5, 2025 There have been many Calgarians questioning when the usual August weather will actually arrive, considering it has felt a little cooler and wetter so far this summer compared to recent years. When it comes to temperatures, Calgary is well within the seasonal range for the next little while, now we just need the sun to co-operate. Unfortunately, we likely won't see that idyllic summer day until Saturday, it looks like, and we will have to put up with more rain first. A powerful low-pressure system along the Saskatchewan/U.S. border was the influencer of our active weather along the foothills on Tuesday. gina weather / aug 5, 2025 As the picture shows, a surface high-pressure cell was sitting over the B.C. Rockies on Tuesday afternoon. Here's the thing with high-pressure winds: they like to move toward centres of low pressure. So what happened Tuesday is the winds over the Rockies are being pulled toward the Saskatchewan low, and given the steep contrast in terrains, this created a bunch of pulse thunderstorms in the foothills. Cochrane saw one of those storms develop into a supercell around 4 p.m., bringing a downpour of rain and small-sized hail. Calgary could also be in the line of fire when it comes to active weather throughout the evening, too, though conditions start to calm down overnight. Wednesday is shaping up to be pretty similar to Tuesday, with a sunny morning followed by building clouds in the afternoon with the potential for some early evening thunderstorms, though the risk appears to be lower on Wednesday. gina weather / aug 5, 2025 Our next weather-maker comes in the form of an upper low-pressure system that will create a trough over southern Alberta late Thursday into Friday. Expect cloudy conditions for much of southern Alberta and rainfall totals currently estimated between five and 10 millimetres, though that's subject to change as this system gets closer and we get a better idea of its movement. And then at last, Saturday should bring the start of some stable and sunny weather that should please many Calgarians who have been yearning for some hot summer sunshine.
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More than 40 wildfires started over the long weekend: Alberta Wildfire
A forest is scorched after the Kiskatinaw River wildfire burned through an area along the B.C.-Alberta border. (B.C. Wildfire Service) Alberta Wildfire says more than 40 wildfires started in Alberta over the long weekend. Luckily, the vast majority of them have been extinguished. Derrick Forsythe with Alberta Wildfire said there were 43 new wildfires detected between Aug. 2 and Aug. 5, most of which were in the Lac La Biche and Slave Lake areas. Out of the 43 blazes, three are still considered out of control, one is being held, seven are under control and 32 have been extinguished. Forsythe chalks up the success to standard operational practices. 'We'll have ground units and aerial firefighting resources we deploy to new starts, depending on what the access looks like,' he explained. 'If we can get to it by road, we'll get to it by road. If we can't, our initial attack crews of three or four people will be helicoptered in.' Air tankers will also deploy either water with foam to help concentrate the drops or retardant to help slow the growth of the fire until crews can get to it. 'Our goal is to have wildfires extinguished by 10 a.m. the day after they're discovered,' said Forsythe, adding that Alberta Wildfire has had a 90 per cent success rate over the last five years by that metric. 'It's easy to put out a 0.1-hectare fire, but it's much harder if that fire has grown five or 10 hectares,' said Forsythe. 'We really focus on getting there early and hitting those new starts hard to allow us the best chance to get them out before they can do any real damage.' Twenty of the fires were started by lightning and four were human-caused. The other 19 are still being investigated. There are currently 64 wildfires burning across the province's forest protection area, 16 are classified as out of control. Fire advisories are in place for the Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie and Slave Lake forest areas and parts of the Lac La Biche forest area. Under the advisory, fire permits are only considered on a case-by-case basis. Safe campfires are still allowed. Parts of the Lac La Biche forest area are under a fire restriction, banning all outdoor wood fires on public lands. Safe wood campfires on private land, including provincial campgrounds with a designated fire ring, are still permitted.
