Motorists face slippery conditions as Environment Canada issues snowfall warning for Calgary

After a dry fall up to this point, Calgary woke up to a blanket of snow on Monday morning.

Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning overnight for Calgary, with about 10 centimetres of snow expected.

The warning forecasted that heavy snow will fall this morning, but is expected to ease during the day, which may lead to a significant impact on rush hour traffic in urban areas.Environment Canada has projected more snow to fall throughout the week.

Environment Canada warned drivers to adjust their driving with changing road conditions, and to prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions.

The winter weather has led to some transit delays on Monday morning. Calgary Transit said that due to weather conditions, some bus routes may be behind schedule or required to detour.

As of 10 a.m. Calgary Transit had four bus routes on snow detours:

• Route 2 (Mount Pleasant/Killarney).
• Route 14 (Bridlewood/Cranston).
• Route 17 (Renfrew/Ramsay).
• Route 20 (Heritage Station/Northmount Drive).

Several stops around the city were temporarily closed and not receiving service, due to the weather.

Before Monday, Calgary had seen a remarkably mild and dry fall, with less than four centimetres of snow recorded in the city since the beginning of September.