Frost advisory issued for much of the province, including Calgary

Flurries dusted parts of Calgary and blanketed the Rockies on Labour Day Mondayin an overnight about-face from weekend highs that saw temperatures reach 29 C.

On Sept. 4, Environment Canada forecasted that Albertans could experience an abrupt transition to autumn over the holiday weekend because of alow pressure system movingthrough southeastern parts of the provinceon Saturday night.

On Labour Day, Environment Canada also issued frost advisories for much of the province, including Calgary. Frost advisories are expected when temperatures are expected to reach freezing during growing seasons.

Up to five centimetres of snow wasforecasted for higher elevations in the Foothillsand up to 10 centimetres on east-facing slopes.

On Monday morning, Sunshine Village Ski Resort shared photos of the groundscovered with snow and blanketed byfog.

Meanwhile, Calgarians shared videos and photos on social media of snow dusting front lawns and decks.

Environment Canada said there was a chance of seeing mixed precipitation inCalgary, though the forecasted snowfall wasexpected to remain in and near the mountain parks.

Morning lows in the city hovered around 2 C, while the average high for the September holiday in Calgary is 18 C.

The highest snowfall on record for Labour Day in Calgary was 11.4 centimetres in 1962.