Warmup starts on Thursday, increasing concerns around wildfire

Some communities in southern Alberta started the day with temperatures below freezing Wednesday – including Bragg Creek where it dropped to -2 C before 7 a.m. This situation may repeat again on Thursday morning with cooler overnight lows before a change in weather patterns. A ridge of high pressure will move in from the Pacific and settle over the western Prairies and the southern Territories on Thursday to kick off a trend of warmer weather. Both daytime highs and overnight lows are expec