Alberta Weather for Tuesday, October 6, 2026: Mild South, Showers and Gusts Up North
Good morning, Alberta! It's a mild, mostly pleasant Tuesday. The south is warmest again, with Medicine Hat heading for 24°C and Calgary reaching 22°C as skies clear. Edmonton starts sunny before turning to a mix of sun and cloud, with northwest gusts to 50 km/h this afternoon, and Red Deer clears after a chance of morning showers. Up north, Fort McMurray has a 60 percent chance of showers and a risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon, Slave Lake has a chance of showers and a thunderstorm risk, and Grande Prairie and Slave Lake see west winds gusting to 60 km/h from around noon. Highs range from 13°C in Fort Vermilion to 24°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: Sunny, becoming a mix of sun and cloud this morning, northwest gusts to 50 km/h this afternoon, 19° / 3°, now 5°
Calgary: Clearing, west gusts to 40 km/h this afternoon, 22° / 4°, now 9°
Red Deer: Mainly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers this morning, then clearing, northwest gusts to 40 km/h, 20° / 0°, now 7°
Medicine Hat: Clearing, west wind 30 km/h gusting to 50 this afternoon, 24° / 4°, now 3°
Fort McMurray: A mix of sun and cloud, 60% chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon, west gusts to 50 km/h, 15° / 4°, now 4°
Grande Prairie: A mix of sun and cloud, 30% chance of showers, west wind 40 km/h gusting to 60 from near noon, 15° / 5°, now 8°
Banff: A mix of sun and cloud, 17° / 1°, now 6°
Jasper: A mix of sun and cloud, 18° / 1°, now 1°
Slave Lake: A mix of sun and cloud, 30% chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon, west wind 40 km/h gusting to 60 near noon, 14° / 7°, now 10°
Fort Vermilion: A mix of sun and cloud, 30% chance of showers early this morning, 13° / 1°, now 2°
Frost watch tonight
It gets chilly overnight. Red Deer drops to 0°C, and Banff, Jasper and Fort Vermilion fall to 1°C under clearing skies, so a touch of frost on cars and gardens is possible in sheltered spots. Environment Canada hasn't mentioned frost in tonight's forecasts. Elsewhere, lows run from 3°C in Edmonton to 7°C in Slave Lake, where a chance of showers and a risk of a thunderstorm linger early this evening, as they do in Fort McMurray.
Alerts
No Environment Canada alerts are in effect for these cities. Expect gusty west winds today, reaching 60 km/h in Grande Prairie and Slave Lake from around noon and 50 km/h in Edmonton, Medicine Hat and Fort McMurray this afternoon, easing this evening.
Forecast data from Environment Canada, issued 5:00 AM MDT Tuesday, October 6, 2026 (Fort McMurray updated 5:41 AM MDT).
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