Didsbury, Alberta, is in for a week of mostly sunny skies and climbing temperatures after a foggy start on Tuesday. A Yellow Fog Advisory from Environment Canada was in effect early Tuesday morning for Mountain View County, including Didsbury, with near-zero visibility expected to lift by midday. Once the fog clears, residents can look forward to warm and dry conditions through Saturday.
According to Environment Canada, Tuesday will reach 28°C under sunny skies. Wednesday will be mainly sunny with a high of 23°C, before Thursday and Friday bring back full sunshine and temperatures of 25°C and 29°C. Saturday is expected to be the warmest day, hitting 30°C, though clouds will move in Saturday night with a 60 percent chance of showers. Sunday will cool to 19°C with a mix of sun and cloud.
The daytime highs are well above the seasonal norm for late July in Didsbury, which is typically around 23°C. Environment Canada has not issued any heat warnings for this area, though much of southern and east-central Alberta has been under heat warnings in recent days, with some places reaching the mid-to-upper 30s.
With sunrise just before 6 a.m. and sunset after 9:30 p.m., residents will have long daylight hours to enjoy the warm stretch. Temperatures will remain generally warm through the week, with most days above average before cooling on Sunday, offering ideal conditions for outdoor plans before the chance of rain late Saturday.