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

It’s 3 C at the Edmonton Blatchford weather station Thursday morning with 7 km/h winds out of the west.

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Those ominous grey clouds that have overtaken the city can only mean one thing this time of year — an actual, factual snowfall! The temperature will stay steady at 0 C this afternoon as we a full 2 cm of snow throughout the day, all the way up until midnight. That’s when the snowfall stops and the temperature drops to -4 C overnight, with winds up to 15 km/h and a windchill of -8

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The rest of the week will be more of the same mix of sun, cloud, and wind we’ve been experiencing so far this winter. Tomorrow will be especially windy, starting at 20 km/h and increasing to 40 km/h through the day. Hold on to your butts!

Today’s forecast

Today: Overcast. Temperature falling to zero this afternoon.

Tonight: Snow ending after midnight then clearing. Amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -4 C. Wind chill -8 overnight.

Tomorrow: Mainly sunny. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 km/h in the afternoon. High 0 C. Wind chill -8 in the morning.

Sunrise: 8:43 a.m.

Sunset: 4:14 p.m.

Normals:

Max: -6 C

Min: -14 C

On this day (1996-2022):

Highest temperature:  14.2 C in 1997

Lowest temperature: -32.7 C in 2009

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Yesterday’s temperature

High: 7.4 C

Low: -4.3 C

Precipitation: 0.0 mm

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