High risk of thunderstorms with egg-sized hail at play for Calgary tomorrow

Tomorrow is shaping up to potentially be an active weather day for Calgary and the surrounding area, with a high risk of thunderstorms in the forecast.

According to the thunderstorm outlook from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), tomorrow runs a high risk for thunderstorms that could drop up to egg-sized hailstones, 110 to 130 kilometre-an-hour winds, and 50 millimetres of rain.

Calgary is included in the high-risk zone that stretches down to include Medicine Hat, while areas a little further away may see hail in the two to four-centimetre range and wind speeds of 90 to 110 kilometres an hour, per the outlook.

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Environment and Climate Change Canada

The potential for active weather in YYC will coincide with the ongoing blast of heat the city has been enduring, with a daytime high of 30°C in the forecast, and the risk of a thunderstorm late in the afternoon tomorrow.

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Environment and Climate Change Canada

A heat warning also remains in effect for Calgary, with a slight relief coming for parts of central and southern Alberta on Friday.

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