Brace yourself for a frigid week ahead, Alberta

Break out your space heaters, long underwear andbalaclavas it's not getting any warmer anytime soon.

Alberta's deep freeze will persist throughout the week, and may even plunge the province to deeper lows. Most of the province was under extreme cold warnings as of Sunday.

Extreme cold puts "everybody at risk," according to Environment Canada.

In Calgary, expect to seetemperatures plunge to a highof 28C on Tuesday, staying around that range until temperatures slightly recover this weekend.

The forecast calls for a low of34 on Monday night.

Edmonton, meanwhile, is facing similarly chilling circumstances. Alberta's capital will see a high of 28 C on Monday and30 C on Thursday prior to warming up slightly next weekend.

In an interview with CBC News on Friday, Dave Phillips, Environment Canada's senior climatologist, said these temperatures should be as cold as it gets this winter.

"It'll be like a one-week wonder and not a one-month, as we saw last year," he said.

Closures

The extreme snow prompted a number of closures across the province on Sunday.

WinSportplans to close its ski and snowboard hill on Monday and Tuesday due to the forecast, and a number of Edmonton ski hills including Sunridge, the Edmonton Ski Club and Rabbit Hill also have changed their hours of operation.

Calgary's annualIce Breaker Polar Diphas been rescheduledto Feb.22due tothin iceon Mahogany Lake, and thecity's free outdoor yoga lesson, or "Snoga," has been called off.

The Calgary Board of Education is planning for all schools to be open this week, but will post an update if things change.

Edmonton Public Schools are also planned to remain open this week.

Despite the cancellations and the closures, it appears nothing will stop the annualNo Pants CTrain Ride, still scheduled for this afternoon.

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