Large portions of Alberta are under a series of weather warnings as winter descends over the province.
A snowfall warning issued by Environment Canada at 4 a.m. MT Wednesday said Edmonton and central and southern Alberta can expect as much as 15 centimetres of snow this morning. Snow is expected to taper off this evening.
An extreme cold warning is in effect for all of northern Alberta with wind chill values nearing –40 C to continue this morning. Temperatures will moderate later today.
Temperatures are expected to hover around –17 C in Edmonton and –14 C in Calgary today.
Windchill temperatures will make it feel like –28 in Edmonton and –23 in Calgary.
By Saturday the capital region can expect to see temperatures around –5 C while Calgary will see highs of around 6 C.
With the cold temperatures sweeping through, it’s a good time for a refresher on what the term wind chill actually means. Around this time last year, CBC meteorologist Christy Climenhaga decided to help clarify.