Edmonton Weather: Three days of snow and sub-zero temperatures

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

It’s currently -1 C at the Edmonton Blatchford weather station with 12 km/h winds from the north and a windchill of -5.

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There hasn’t been a mistake, your eyes do not deceive you. We will have almost an entire week of snowfall, starting Tuesday night.

To be precise, Tuesday’s temperature will stay at a steady and cloudy 0 C. Those numbers drop precipitously overnight, with 15 km/h winds lowering the temperature to -8 C and dropping steady snowfall on us. Wednesday will continue the periods of snow and wind with a high of -3 C and a wind chill of -13, and Thursday will have a 40 per cent chance of flurries throughout the day.

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Get your shovels ready, because we’ll all be clearing our driveways at least once this week!

Tuesday’s forecast

Tuesday: Cloudy. Temperature steady near 0 C. UV index 2 or low.

Tonight: Cloudy. Snow beginning this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -8 C. Wind chill -12 overnight.

Wednesday: Periods of light snow ending near noon then a mix of sun and cloud. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -3 C. Wind chill -13 in the morning and -7 in the afternoon. UV index 2 or low.

Sunrise: 7:37 a.m.

Sunset: 7:47 p.m.

Normals:

Max: 4 C

Min: -6 C

On this day (1996-2023):

Highest temperature: 15.6 C in 2019

Lowest temperature: -26.5 C in 2002

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Monday’s temperature

High: 16.2 C

Low: 3.4 C

Precipitation: 0.0 mm

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