Wetaskiwin is in for a typical early summer week, with mild temperatures, gusty winds, and a chance of showers, according to Environment Canada. As of 11:00 a.m. Monday, the temperature sat at 13°C with west-northwest winds gusting up to 44 km/h, but no weather alerts are in effect for the area.
The seven-day forecast calls for daytime highs between 17°C and 22°C, right around the average high of 21°C for this time of year. Monday will see a mix of sun and cloud with a high of 20°C and a UV index of 6, which is considered high. Winds from the west are expected to reach 30 km/h, gusting to 50 km/h, before easing in the evening.
Tuesday stays dry with similar temperatures, though cloud cover increases through the day. By Wednesday, clouds move in and bring a 60 per cent chance of showers with a high near 17°C. The unsettled pattern continues into Thursday with clearing skies and Friday bringing a mix of sun and cloud, before temperatures climb back to around 21°C by Saturday.
This mild stretch follows an active weather period across Alberta that brought early June snowfall in some areas and a special weather statement for funnel clouds on June 7. That advisory covered a large swath of southern and central Alberta including Calgary and Edmonton; Wetaskiwin itself was not included, and forecasters do not expect any severe weather locally this week.
June is historically Wetaskiwin’s wettest month, averaging about 88 mm of rain, so the midweek showers are nothing out of the ordinary. Looking further ahead, Environment Canada’s seasonal outlook gives the region an above-average chance of warmer-than-normal temperatures through August, with no clear signal on whether precipitation will trend wetter or drier than normal.
