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There are fewer traffic incidents to report Wednesday, but roads remain slick in places as temperatures stay well below -20 C in Calgary.
The polar vortex continues to hang over the prairies, and temperatures are forecast to remain below -20 C until Sunday when they are expected to climb all the way to – 11 C.
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An extreme cold warning remains in effect for the entire province, although Environment Canada says there may be some moderation in temperature during daylight hours. Wind chill could make it feel like -40 C to -55 C.
Tschetter Colony School All Foothills School Division schools, including those in Okotoks and High River, will be open Wednesday but all in-town and rural school bus routes have been cancelled. Chinook s Edge School Division, which serves the greater Red Deer region as well as communities south of Red Deer, has extended its school closures. For the third consecutive day, classes have been cancelled at all 40 of its schools.
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Rocky View Schools students enrolled in online learning will attend class as normal.
Chinook s Edge School Division, which operates in the greater Red Deer region and areas to the south and west of the city, has shuttered all 40 of its schools on Tuesday as it had on Monday in response to the inhospitable weather. All Foothills School Division schools will be open on Tuesday but the school division will not be operating any of its in-town or rural bus services. As of Tuesday morning, Environment Canada has issued extreme cold warning for all regions of the province as the wind chill factor in all areas dips below -40.
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Calgary remained firmly in the grip of a bitter cold snap on Tuesday, with cancelled classes, traffic troubles and ski hill closures.
Environment Canada expects the frigid temperatures to persist into the weekend for many areas in Alberta, with Calgary forecast to reach a high of only -17 C by Saturday. Flurries were expected overnight Tuesday, clearing late Wednesday morning.
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All of Alberta and Saskatchewan remains under an extreme cold warning. Environment Canada is reminding people to cover up while outdoors because frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin, especially with the wind chill.