Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning for Okotoks and surrounding areas at 3:31 p.m. today.
Environment Canada says periods of snow will continue tonight. Localized snowfall amounts of 5 to 10 cm are expected by morning along eastern sections of the Rocky Mountains.
It says there could be a significant impact on rush hour traffic in urban areas, so be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions.
Environment Canada says to prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions.
The long-range forecast calls for more snow and increasingly colder temperatures.
Tomorrow’s high is forecast to be –3C but daytime highs only reach –9C for the rest of the week and are even colder on the weekend with highs of –11C on Saturday and –12C on Sunday.
More snow is expected Thursday night and into Friday and Saturday.
