{"id":801052,"date":"2026-05-16T17:36:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T17:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/801052\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T17:36:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T17:36:27","slug":"10-20-cm-of-snow-and-thunderstorms-mark-albertas-wild-long-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/801052\/","title":{"rendered":"10-20 cm of snow and thunderstorms mark Alberta&#8217;s wild long weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>SEE ALSO: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/news\/weather\/seasonal\/may-weather-normals-and-averages-across-canada\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">May can bring Canada 30-degree heat and late-spring snows<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img url=\"\/\/images.twnmm.com\/c55i45ef3o2a\/7mGCmg8X97a0DmlquAV4fP\/307a81ed7bb16e5405f1f3dca3c48321\/image11.png\" alt=\"Alberta snowfall Saturday to 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\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image11.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a slight chance flurries could extend east toward Calgary and the QE2, potentially affecting travel. Campers in affected areas should prepare for winter-like conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Locally, up to 10 cm of snow or more is possible across higher terrain in the Calgary area, but confidence is low.<\/p>\n<p>Periods of snow is also forecast for the Lloydminster region and along the Yellowhead Highway, leading to some additional, accumulating snowfall.<\/p>\n<p><img url=\"\/\/images.twnmm.com\/c55i45ef3o2a\/1rdEtZ5tNiPyeRliy7JYOC\/92caae27891b9fbf1e3f20dd6748df95\/image4.png\" alt=\"Alberta storm risk map Saturday\" 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\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image4.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the snowfall, the there will be a risk of thunderstorms with modest instability across extreme southern Alberta on Saturday. Small hail, gusty winds and heavy rainfall are all possible for Lethbridge and Medicine Hat.<\/p>\n<p>Confidence remains low regarding local snowfall totals, but conditions will improve as the system moves south on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Stay updated for any further forecast developments across the Alberta.<\/p>\n<p><b>WATCH BELOW: What we can expect normally in May<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SEE ALSO: May can bring Canada 30-degree heat and late-spring snows There\u2019s a slight chance flurries could extend&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":801053,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2],"tags":[2148,2147,50,71178,17541],"class_list":["post-801052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-alberta","tag-canada","tag-news","tag-snow","tag-temperatures"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116585469547549135","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=801052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801052\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/801053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=801052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=801052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=801052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}