Mother Nature threw another curveball at the Foothills, with snow falling in multiple areas, including Okotoks, Black Diamond, Turner Valley, Millarville and Priddis.

Meteorologist with Environment Canada, Bill McMurtry, says the snow shouldn't come as a big surprise.

"It does happen in Southern Alberta," he says. "Once we get towards the end of the month of August, we start to see the days not being quite as long, the night's a little bit longer, and we tend to get these little episodes of a push of cold air mixed-in with moisture from the Pacific, which can produce snow at higher elevations, and we're seeing that today (Friday)."

McMurtry says the snow might continue into Friday evening, but it shouldn't last longer than that.

"The good news is we're seeing the back-edge of the system now," he says. "It's just to the West of the Alberta-British Columbia border, and that whole system is going to moving East for the remainder of the afternoon and into the evening period, and should taper off about mid-evening or so."

A frost warning has also been issued for parts of Southern Alberta, and McMurtry says the Foothills could get hit hard.

"Those locations to the West of Highway 2, overnight tonight (Friday) as skies clear and the winds drop off, we could see some risks of frost, or frost in low-lying areas," he says. "Now, Okotoks and area are currently anticipated to see perhaps a risk of frost, with temperatures going down to about the zero-degree mark."

McMurtry says as a precaution, he suggests covering up any outdoor plants and gardens, as the frost has the potential to be a killing-frost.