{"id":179869,"date":"2026-08-23T18:08:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T18:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/179869\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T18:08:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T18:08:38","slug":"large-hail-90km-h-winds-parts-of-the-prairies-face-severe-storm-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/179869\/","title":{"rendered":"Large hail, 90+km\/h winds: Parts of the Prairies face severe storm risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The weekend could end on a stormy note for parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan with a renewed risk for severe weather.<\/p>\n<p>A threat of thunderstorms will cover much of the two provinces, with a swath of severe potential stretching from north-central Alberta to southern Saskatchewan. The main hazards will be large hail, strong wind gusts up to 90 km\/h and heavy rain.<\/p>\n<p>READ IT HERE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/news\/weather\/severe\/alberta-experiences-a-rare-wildfire-free-august-after-record-breaking-rainfall\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Alberta experiences a rare wildfire-free August after record-breaking rainfall<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please keep up with the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/alerts\/ca\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">watches and warnings<\/a> in your area. Take immediate action <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/news\/weather\/seasonal\/tornado-warning-safety-heres-what-you-should-do\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">if a warning is issued<\/a> for your location.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday storm risk bubbles up in Alberta, Saskatchewan<\/p>\n<p>Ridging south of the border has pulled away from the Rockies and is now shifting the heat onto the central Prairies.<\/p>\n<p><img url=\"\/\/images.twnmm.com\/c55i45ef3o2a\/danXaHv0Mk7PNGMniQuqr\/4c80b51ed0d0d5f4299d19196641bffa\/image4.png\" alt=\"Prairies precipitation timing Sunday evening\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:contain;object-position:center center;color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787508518_626_image4.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>That transition is allowing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/news\/weather\/forecasts\/first-august-rainfall-finally-hits-b-c-this-weekend\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">low that formed over B.C. on Saturday<\/a> to move into Alberta, continuing to strengthen as it treks east.<\/p>\n<p>A developing front will be the needed trigger to spark any strong storms from Edmonton, Alta., to south-central Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n<p>The main hazards will be large hail, strong wind gusts up to 90 km\/h and heavy downpours.<\/p>\n<p><img url=\"\/\/images.twnmm.com\/c55i45ef3o2a\/5zL2DRNGhFsF2RqOYvz7HO\/2f907cebef384886262ec1b3be17db39\/image1.png\" alt=\"Prairies storm risk map Sunday\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:contain;object-position:center center;color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787508518_649_image1.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The incoming rain will continue to add to the wettest summer on record for Edmonton, which is currently sitting at 562 mm of rainfall (approximately 350 mm above normal).<\/p>\n<p>A developing cold front will then cut into the heat across central Prairies to start the week, noticeably dropping temperatures.<\/p>\n<p><img url=\"\/\/images.twnmm.com\/c55i45ef3o2a\/6sgNUkH2CE4vSXlRWJ3q2j\/2bc490fb2569088fe20f6c99fbf4e5dd\/image10.png\" alt=\"Prairies rainfall Sunday to Monday\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:contain;object-position:center center;color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787508518_255_image10.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Daytime high temperature drop from Sunday to Monday<\/p>\n<p>Stay with The Weather Network for forecast updates in Alberta and Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH: Rainfall smothers the wildfire season in Alberta<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The weekend could end on a stormy note for parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan with a renewed risk&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":179870,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[17,1933],"class_list":["post-179869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-canada","tag-canada","tag-retired"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179869"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179869\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}