UPDATE: Lethbridge now included in wind warning

UPDATE 3:30 p.m.: Environment Canada expanded the wind warning region Monday afternoon, to include Lethbridge/Taber and all of southern Alberta. Wind gusts of 100 km/h are possible in Lethbridge, according to the latest forecast.

LETHBRIDGE – Potentially damaging wind is in the forecast for southwestern Alberta.

Early Monday, Jan. 29, Environment Canada issued a wind warning for the Fort Macleod, Cardston, Blood Reserve, Pincher Creek, Waterton, Piikani Nation, Crowsnest Pass, and Claresholm regions. Wind gusts could reach close to 120 km/h in the southern foothills, the weather service warned.

The reason is a low pressure system developing Monday in central Alberta. The strong wind will make its way eastward Monday night, and diminish by Tuesday morning.