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It’s -19 C at the Edmonton Blatchford weather station with 10 km/h winds out of the northeast and a wind chill of -25.
Well, we’ve been lucky up until now, but there’s no denying it: a major snowfall is coming our way.
It starts Thursday, which will have a 60 per cent chance of flurries blown in by 15 km/h wind, with a high of -15 C and a brutal wind chill of -24. The winds will persist overnight, as will the 60 per cent chance of flurries, with the wind chill falling to -26. On Friday, the 30 per cent of flurries in the morning will become light snowfall by afternoon, blown on 20 km/h winds with a high of -17 C and a wind chill of -28.
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The risk of frostbite will be especially high on Friday, so if you absolutely must go outside, please wear a toque and gloves!
Edmonton forecast
Thursday: Mainly cloudy with 60 per cent chance of flurries. Fog patches in outlying areas early this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -15 C. Wind chill -19 this morning and -24 this afternoon.
Tonight: Cloudy with 60 per cent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -19 C. Wind chill near -26.
Friday: Cloudy with 30 per cent chance of flurries in the morning and early in the afternoon. Periods of light snow begin in the afternoon. Wind becoming 20 km/h late in the morning. High -17 C. Wind chill near -28. Risk of frostbite.
Sunrise: 8:24 a.m.
Sunset: 4:20 p.m.
Normals:
Max: -3 C
Min: -12 C
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Wednesday’s temperature
High: -8.1 C
Low: -18.3 C
Precipitation: 0.0 mm
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