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A look at Tuesday’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.

It’s 2 C at the Edmonton Blatchford weather station with 6 km/h winds out of the west.

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There are days when writing this weather report feels like giving you the good news first just to soften the bad news.

For example, Tuesday’s forecast calls for sunny skies and a high of 11 C, except there’s also increasing cloud cover throughout the day, and winds as high as 50 km/h. Wednesday’s forecast is almost identical, with the same 11 C high, intensifying cloudiness, and winds gusting up to 50 km/h.

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That dichotomy of sunny skies and wind-swept streets is going to be the rhythm for the foreseeable future, so pull out those wind breakers and sunglasses!

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Tuesday’s forecast

Tuesday: Increasing cloudiness early this morning. Wind becoming west 30 km/h gusting to 50 km/h this morning. High 11 C. UV index 2 or low.4

Night: Cloudy. Becoming partly cloudy this evening. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 km/h. Low 3 C.

Wednesday: Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud in the afternoon. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 30 km/h. High 11 C. UV index 3 or moderate.

Sunrise: 6:46 a.m.

Sunset: 8:26 p.m.

Normals:

Max: 10 C

Min: -1 C

On this day (1996-2023):

Highest temperature: 18.2 C in 2023

Lowest temperature: -11.1 C in 2002

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Monday’s temperature

High: 14.6 C

Low: 2.0 C

Precipitation: 0.0 mm

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