{"id":705437,"date":"2026-05-31T08:13:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T08:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/705437\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T08:13:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T08:13:40","slug":"100-mm-of-rain-on-tap-in-alberta-as-flood-potential-increases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/705437\/","title":{"rendered":"100+ mm of rain on tap in Alberta as flood potential increases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Published on May. 31, 2026, 12:49 AM<\/p>\n<p>Beware the risk for flooding as significant and widespread heavy rainfall targets Alberta over the next several days<\/p>\n<p>A steady stream of moisture will fuel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/news\/weather\/forecasts\/flood-risk-rising-in-alberta-with-significant-rainfall\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">widespread heavy rainfall<\/a> across Alberta over the next several days, potentially leading to flooding issues in some areas.<\/p>\n<p>Parts of the province may see more than 100 mm of rain through the middle of the workweek, which represents more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/news\/weather\/seasonal\/whats-the-wettest-month-in-your-corner-of-canada\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">a month\u2019s worth of rain<\/a> in many spots.<\/p>\n<p>Residents are encouraged to monitor forecasts and alerts as conditions evolve.<\/p>\n<p>Alberta&#8217;s 2026 Summer Forecast: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/news\/weather\/seasonal\/alberta-2026-summer-forecast\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Strong start, but with some concerns<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Excessive rainfall on tap across much of Alberta<\/p>\n<p>An active storm track taking hold on Sunday will deliver repeated rounds of heavy rainfall across Alberta into the upcoming workweek.<\/p>\n<p>A rich reserve of moisture straight from the Gulf of Mexico will fuel the incoming precipitation, allowing for excessive totals in many locations.<\/p>\n<p><img url=\"\/\/images.twnmm.com\/c55i45ef3o2a\/55hOOVLoUPGpy2xXMhpOPS\/0a8312d7a7930c0884d2ba304262cb82\/Alberta_rainfall_outlook_through_Wednesday.png\" alt=\"Alberta rainfall outlook through Wednesday\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:contain;object-position:center center;color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Alberta_rainfall_outlook_through_Wednesday.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Accumulations of 50-100+ mm will be a common sight as this long-duration event unfolds through the middle of the week. Localized totals of 100-150+ mm are possible.<\/p>\n<p>For reference, Calgary averages 112 mm of rain in a typical June, while Edmonton and Medicine Hat normally pick up around 75 mm of precipitation through the month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published on May. 31, 2026, 12:49 AM Beware the risk for flooding as significant and widespread heavy rainfall&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":705438,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[901,49,48,3622,44,11696],"class_list":["post-705437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-canada","tag-alberta","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-flood","tag-news","tag-rain"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=705437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705437\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/705438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=705437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=705437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=705437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}