Edmonton weather: It’s arrived! We woke up to the first snowfall

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

It’s a chilly -7 C at the Edmonton Blatchford weather station with 9 km/h winds out of the northeast.

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Our temperatures will be taking a dip this week with highs not expected to reach above 0 C and get as cold as -14 C some nights.

Upwards of 2 cm of snow will fall today, with a high of -3 C, but that darn wind chill will make it feel as cold as -12 C.

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Temperatures this week will hover around -2 C to -4 C, with lows reaching double digits in the negative temperatures.

With the weather changing and the snow arriving, please be safe while out there, folks.

Today’s forecast

Today: Periods of snow. Upwards of 2 cm. Winds gusting from the northeast 20 km/h. High of -3 C. Wind chill near -12 C.
Tonight: Periods of light snow ending this evening then cloudy. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low of -9 C. Wind chill near -14 C.

Tomorrow: Mainly cloudy. A slight breeze of 15km/h.  High of -5 C, but wind chill will make it feel closer to -12 C. UV index 1 or low.

Sunrise: 8:16 a.m.

Sunset: 6:20 p.m.

Normals:

Max: 8 C

Min: -2 C

On this day (1996-2022):

Highest temperature: 20.9 C in 1999

Lowest temperature: -9.1 C in 2020

Yesterday’s temperature

High: 1.5 C

Low: -3.2 C

Precipitation: 0.0 mm

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Snow sign A sign is covered in Edmonton’s first snow of the season Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Photo by Greg Southam Photo by Craig Gilbert /PostmediaSnow park A playground is covered in Edmonton’s first snow of the season at Kitchener Park in Oliver, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Photo by Greg Southam Photo by Craig Gilbert /Postmedia

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