We have a good stretch of warmer days ahead of us, including Christmas Day

Daytime high temperatures topping 0 for days We can expect our daytime high temperatures to top the freezing mark well into the next week, including on Christmas Day.

The winds will pick up Thursday night, so the temperature will rise while we are sleeping.

By 9 a.m. Friday, we should be at -3 C, and by the afternoon, 5 C in Calgary.

Expect gusts 40 to 50 km/h Thursday night and through Friday.

We are headed into a long-term warm stretch that will last through to early next week.

To give you an idea of the temperature for Christmas Day, check out your 10-day trend: