Late Winter Storm Brings Snow to Alberta

0:00It's April 6. This is Canada News Today, driven by AI. Albertans gearing up for a warm Easter long weekend are in for a surprise with a late winter storm dumping snow across parts of the province. Environment and climate change Canada says it'll start late Monday and run through Wednesday hitting hardest north of Edmonton in spots like Peace. River, Slave Lake, Athabasca, La Clabiche, St. Paul and Cold Lake. The snow moves west to east from Peace River toward Cold Lake starting Monday evening, with the bulk falling Monday night into Tuesday morning. In the Edmonton area, expect a couple rounds of wet snow tonight and Tuesday. Tempts will stay near freezing, so some might melt on contact, especially in warmer cities. Farmers are taking it in stride. A grand grower near Vagerville with 50 years under his belt calls it an inconvenience during seeding, but the snow and wind actually shield fields, from soil erosion. After last year's dry spill that left pastures and dugouts empty, this moisture is a welcome

1:00boost for crops and livestock. Meanwhile, this winter split Alberta in two snow wise. Central and southern areas like Red Deer, Calgary and Lethbridge saw below average totals, but Mountain Snowpack is way above normal and most sites. That means full of reservoirs heading into spring. All this sets up stronger river flows than last year in key basins like the Oldman, Bow, Red Deer and North Saskatchewan, giving farms and ranches a solid shot as shaking off the drought blues.