A warm and brown Christmas expected across southern Alberta

A slow temperature drop ahead of us; mild for now We've got some cooler temperatures on the horizon, but it'll be a slow drop to get there. We're sitting mild through Christmas.

Daytime highs will continue to exceed seasonal norms heading into Christmas, with overnight lows forecast to be nine to 12 degrees above average.

West winds drove temperatures up near 10 C across portions of southern Alberta on Monday, and this pattern is expected to continue into Tuesday, with a slight southern influence added in.

Light and scattered precipitation is possible across northern and central Alberta overnight Monday, and in some communities this could fall as freezing rain and create poor driving conditions.

Fog is possible along the Alberta-Saskatchewan border early Tuesday, but it should be short-lived due to stronger winds and sunshine Tuesday morning.

Calgary is not likely to see snow again until the end of the weekend when a shifting weather pattern brings a gradual decline in temperatures across the region.

Still, both the maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to remain above seasonal for at least a week.