Alberta Weather for Monday, October 5, 2026: Warm and Breezy, Showers Up North
Good morning, Alberta! It's a warm, breezy start to the week. The south is the place to be, with Medicine Hat heading for 26°C and Calgary and Red Deer reaching 23°C. Edmonton gets a mix of sun and cloud with a chance of showers late this afternoon. Up north, Fort McMurray has a 60 percent chance of showers and a risk of a thunderstorm late today, Fort Vermilion and Jasper turn cloudy with a chance of showers, and Grande Prairie and Slave Lake see strong west winds gusting to 70 km/h around midday. Highs range from 15°C in Fort Vermilion to 26°C in Medicine Hat, and Environment Canada has no active alerts for these 10 cities.
City forecast
High / low, with the current temperature at about 7 AM:
Edmonton: Becoming a mix of sun and cloud, 30% chance of showers late this afternoon, west gusts to 50 km/h, 21° / 5°, now 6°
Calgary: Mainly cloudy, clearing late this afternoon, 23° / 6°, now 15°
Red Deer: A mix of sun and cloud, 23° / 2°, now 3°
Medicine Hat: Sunny, becoming a mix of sun and cloud this morning, 26° / 5°, now 9°
Fort McMurray: Mainly cloudy, 60% chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm late this afternoon, 17° / 6°, now 11°
Grande Prairie: A mix of sun and cloud, west wind 50 km/h gusting to 70, 16° / 8°, now 5°
Banff: Sunny, becoming a mix of sun and cloud near noon, 18° / 3°, now 6°
Jasper: Becoming cloudy, 30% chance of showers late this morning and afternoon, 18° / 6°, now 5°
Slave Lake: A mix of sun and cloud, 30% chance of showers this afternoon, west wind 50 km/h gusting to 70, 16° / 8°, now 3°
Fort Vermilion: Becoming cloudy, 30% chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon, 15° / 2°, now 2°
Frost watch tonight
No frost is expected overnight. Lows range from 2°C in Red Deer and Fort Vermilion to 8°C in Grande Prairie and Slave Lake. Fort McMurray, Jasper and Fort Vermilion keep a chance of showers into the evening, with a risk of a thunderstorm early this evening in Fort McMurray and Fort Vermilion.
Alerts
No Environment Canada alerts are in effect for these cities. Watch for strong west winds gusting to 70 km/h in Grande Prairie and Slave Lake from around noon, easing this evening.
Forecast data from Environment Canada, issued 5:00 AM MDT Monday, October 5, 2026 (Fort McMurray updated 6:22 AM MDT).
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