Saturday, February 19 will be a sunny day followed by afternoon snowfall, which will bring brief heavy snow, high winds and low visibility.
According to AccuWeather.com, "Snowflakes can hit hard and fast—just like summer thunderstorms do."
"Snow can be intense and cause brief and dangerous whitewashing conditions," said AccuWeather meteorologist Ryan Adamson.
Alberta later Saturday afternoon will be humid with clouds rising and high temperatures in the mid-30s and wind gusts in the 20s before the expected arrival of the Clipper system.
"There will be a line of snow showers and snow with a strong cold front moving into this afternoon, which could bring a brief burst of heavy snow, northwest winds 40 to 50 mph, And temperatures are dropping to near freezing," the National Weather Service said in a Hazardous Weather Outlook statement released Saturday morning. "Roads can be dangerous."
Some areas, especially the north side, can see about an inch of snowfall during the afternoon.
According to AccuWeather.com meteorologists, the combination of snow storms and high winds "will combine forces to create a sudden threat to those traveling during the first half of Presidents Day weekend."
According to the National Weather Service, the skies will clear late Saturday as temperatures drop to the upper teens with wind gusts between 5 and 10 degrees Celsius.
Sunday, February 20 will be sunny, with temperatures in the low 30s and high wind gusts in the teens.
President's Day Monday, February 21 will be sunny and high temperatures will reach the mid-40s to high.