It's almost summer, but that didn't stop the snow in western Canada

All Albertans know better than to assume that June automatically means summer conditions, and these past few days, well, that bias was confirmed. Yep, it's definitely snowing. Parts of southern Alberta, not far from Calgary even saw a return to the Wonderland of winter over the past few days, at least temporarily, as a large through swooped in from the Pacific, blanketing parts of the region with moisture below freezing temperatures and ultimately a fair bit of snow. As you can see from this viewer video, snowfall was quite heavy at times in places like Canmore, Banff, and even Bragg Creek. However, except for at higher elevations, this snow and Old Man winter weren't sticking around. We know the sun is very nearly at its annual high point in the sky. That's coming in just a few days with the summer solstice. That means we have a lot of solar radiation making its way down to the Earth, heating up surfaces and quickly eating away at whatever fell. Now, there's definitely some benefit to this cooler weather and moisture though, and that's a largely low fire risk in the forested areas of southern Alberta. That means that fire can still ignite, but it's unlikely to spread deeper to deeper vegetation layers or larger fuel sources like trees. That's when wildfires start to spread more quickly and become harder to put out. And a bit of a swing on the way this week as well. We are expecting a return to seasonal conditions across much of southern Alberta by the time that astronomical summer rolls around. Friday, that sunshine and highs in the low 20s for The Weather Network. I'm Connor O'donovan.