Southland Transportation had crews out early to make sure all the vehicles in their fleet were ready to take Calgary students to school during a cold snap on Jan. 11, 2024. An extreme cold warning is in place for the city of Calgary prompting major concerns for residents as well as many schools that will need to fall back on inclement weather policies to protect student safety.
As of Thursday morning, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has the entire province of Alberta under an extreme cold warning. In Calgary, temperatures are expected to remain around -30 C, but wind chills will likely make that feel a lot more like -40 C."Over the weekend, morning temperatures will reach minus 40 C in many areas. Wind chills will approach minus 50 C," ECCC wrote in its online advisory. "Slight improvement in the temperature is forecast for early next week, but certainty is low and below normal temperatures are likely to continu