{"id":8671,"date":"2023-08-07T16:34:36","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T16:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/?p=8671"},"modified":"2023-08-07T16:34:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T16:34:36","slug":"edmonton-weather-wrestling-with-the-forecast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/edmonton-weather-wrestling-with-the-forecast\/","title":{"rendered":"Edmonton weather: Wrestling with the forecast"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/>\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p data-async=\"\">A look at Edmonton weather by Environment Canada on this holiday Monday, Aug. 7.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s 16 C at the Edmonton Blatchford weather station with a 2 km\/h breeze from the west. The forecast has shifted to move the threat of showers up a few hours with a 30 per cent chance of rain today and a 60 per cent chance tomorrow.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>The mercury is expected to rise to a respectable 25 C and a bothersome 28 with the humidex.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p data-async=\"\">crgilbert@postmedia.com<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">Today\u2019s forecast<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Today: Sunny. A mix of sun and cloud late this afternoon with 30 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm late this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 25. Humidex 28. UV index 7 or high.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tonight<\/strong>: Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm. Low 15.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tomorrow:<\/strong> Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers in the morning and early in the afternoon. Showers beginning in the afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm early in the morning. High 19. UV index 3 or moderate.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">Sunrise:<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\"> 5:59 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunset:<\/strong> 9:19 p.m.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Normals:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Max:<\/strong> 23 C<\/p>\n<p><strong> Min:<\/strong> 12 C<\/p>\n<h3>Yesterday<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Max: <\/strong>26\u00a0C<\/p>\n<p><strong>Min<\/strong>: 12.9 C<\/p>\n<p><strong>Precipitation: <\/strong>0.0 mm<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"191\" id=\"e5f0099cfc810ae1aecbe295d03966b8-78444591-54059250\" src=\"https:\/\/weather.gc.ca\/wxlink\/wxlink.html?cityCode=ab-50&#038;lang=e\" style=\"--height: 191px; \" width=\"287\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<h3>On This Day (1996-2022)<\/h3>\n<p>Highest temperature: 30.5 C in 2008<\/p>\n<p>Lowest temperature: 7.4 C in 2002<\/p>\n<h3>???? Eye On Edmonton<\/h3>\n<p>This space is dedicated to some of the great and interesting photos taken by Postmedia photographers while they\u2019re out and about town.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Scroll through our archived Eye On Edmonton photo galleries.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Follow Postmedia photographers on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>         <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kabaddi\" class=\"embedded-image__image lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/kabaddi-0533.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;sig=zm9E51WOAhd7bSZfzizT8w\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/kabaddi-0533.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;sig=zm9E51WOAhd7bSZfzizT8w,\n                https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/kabaddi-0533.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;sig=ZbRutcJPYZM6_SkYTWnOYQ 2x\" height=\"750\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" title=\"\">   <span class=\"caption\"> Spectators watch professional kabaddi players from around the world take part in a tournament at the Sikh Heritage Mela at the Mill Woods Sport Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023 in Edmonton. The festival started 31 years ago after Sikh organizers request for a pavilion at the Edmonton Heritage Festival was turned down. Greg Southam-Postmedia<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by Greg Southam<\/span> \/<span class=\"distributor\">Greg Southam<\/span>          <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kabaddi\" class=\"embedded-image__image lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/kabaddi-0525.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;sig=M-dsleNIpXNQZowsemQwwQ\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/kabaddi-0525.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;sig=M-dsleNIpXNQZowsemQwwQ,\n                https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/kabaddi-0525.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;sig=AdNfXzqlA-NZHm4bcT4ZEQ 2x\" height=\"750\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" title=\"\">   <span class=\"caption\"> Professional kabaddi players from around the world take part in a tournament at the Sikh Heritage Mela at the Mill Woods Sport Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023 in Edmonton. The festival started 31 years ago after Sikh organizers request for a pavilion at the Edmonton Heritage Festival was turned down. Greg Southam-Postmedia<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by Greg Southam<\/span> \/<span class=\"distributor\">Greg Southam<\/span>    <\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\"><strong>More news, fewer ads, faster load time:<\/strong>\u00a0Get unlimited, ad-lite access to the Edmonton Journal, Edmonton Sun, National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites for just $1\/week for 52 weeks or $40 for 1 year! Subscribe now through the Edmonton Journal\u00a0and\u00a0Edmonton Sun.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/news\/local-news\/edmonton-weather-wrestling-with-the-forecast\" rel=\"noopener\">Originally Appeared Here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article content A look at Edmonton weather by Environment Canada on this holiday Monday, Aug. 7. 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