The chilly temperatures that have hugged Edmonton will be over soon, and the warmup on the way for the city will likely melt a serious amount of snow.
According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Edmonton is set to experience a hefty temperature swing, going from a daytime high of -16°C on Sunday to a daytime high of 8°C on Tuesday.
The city will see periods of light snow today and mainly sunny tomorrow, with a high of -16ºC in the forecast for today and shooting up to a high of 2°C on Monday.
The overnight lows are also changing drastically in short order, going from -15°C tonight to 1°C tomorrow night.
The temperatures sure take a massive jump as we roll through the upcoming workweek, with Tuesday eyeing up a lovely daytime high of 8ºC. Wednesday isn’t looking too hot with a high of -10ºC and flurries, but things start to improve with a high of -1°C on Thursday and Friday and Saturday are set to be gorgeous with a high of 6°C and 7°C, respectively.
When you do the math between the daytime high on Sunday and the daytime high on Tuesday, that’s a difference of 24 Celsius degrees over just a couple of days.
Environment and Climate Change Canada
According to ECCC, the normal temperatures for Edmonton at this time of year are a high of -4°C and a low of -12ºC.
While we patiently await the blast of warmer temperatures on the way for Edmonton, we also got the scoop from ECCC on how the December forecast for Alberta is shaping up. One major takeaway from it — be sure to keep that snow shovel handy!