Edmonton Weather: Buckle Up, It Will Be A Stormy Ride

Cloudy with a 60% chance of gusts. Risk of freezing rain this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km / h. High plus 3. Wind chill of minus 6 this morning.

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Winter is coming.

Take off those parkas and tune up your snow thrower because we’re going to be hit by a blast of winter weather starting Sunday afternoon.

In a special weather release, Environment Canada warned of winter weather in central Alberta, including the city of Edmonton, St. Albert and Sherwood Park, through Tuesday.

Periods of snow, rain, and freezing rain from time to time are stored for the next 24 hours. Snow will begin to fall Monday morning in areas along the foothills and move into the central areas in the afternoon.

5-10 cm of snow is expected for areas near Nordegg and Rocky Mountain House Monday night, while 2-5 cm can be expected for areas near and southwest of Edmonton. An additional 5-10 cm is likely overnight Monday for areas near the British Columbia border, such as Hinton and Grande Prairie. Areas to the southeast through Edmonton and into Saskatchewan can expect a total of 10-15 cm of snow by Tuesday morning.

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To make matters worse, winds will pick up from the northwest and drift or drift snow is likely before the winds die down Tuesday night.

Stay safe on the roads and try to stay close to home if you can.

I guess that amazing fall weather had to end at some point, but if I’m honest I’m really up for some snow too.

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Today’s forecast

Today: Cloudy with a 60% chance of gusts. Risk of freezing rain this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km / h. High plus 3. Wind chill of minus 6 this morning. UV index 1 or low.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km / h. Minimum minus 3. Wind chill minus 6 at night.

Tomorrow: A mix of sun and clouds. It gets cloudy in the late morning and then snow. Quantity 2 cm. Wind that reaches the east at 20 km / h in the late afternoon. Maximum plus 1. Wind chill of minus 7 in the morning.

Dawn: 7:58 am MDT

Sunset: 4:39 pm MDT

Normal

Average high: -1 ° C

Low Average: -9 °C

Yesterday

Max: 9.1 ° C

Min: -2.2 ° C

Total precipitation: 0.0 mm

On this day (1996-2019)

Highest temperature: 10.6 °C in 2018

Lower temperature: -20.8 °C in 2014

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