Edmonton weather: The melt begins again

An aerial image of downtown Edmonton and the Alberta legislature on Dec. 9, 2024. (Cam Wiebe / CTV News Edmonton)

After six straight days with sub-zero highs, we’re back above the freezing mark this afternoon as the melt begins again.

Temperatures should get a handful of degrees above zero through the next three or four days, with mornings in the -4 to -8 range.

Spring officially starts Thursday, and it’ll FEEL like Spring.

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As we all know, that doesn’t mean we’re completely done with the risk of snow.

But, it looks like we’ll see a lot more melting snow than falling snow in the coming week.

There’s a slight risk of some showers turning to flurries Friday night into Saturday.

But, there’s also a high degree of uncertainty with the development of the low pressure system that could potentially deliver that precip.

So...I’m leaving it as a 30% chance for now & we’ll just keep an eye on it in the coming days to see where and when that system actually forms.

In the short-term...we’ll see some sunshine in the Edmonton area this afternoon as the morning clouds move out.

Sunny with a few clouds again Wednesday and then some increased cloudcover for Thursday.

Here’s the forecast for Edmonton and area:

Today - Clearing this morning. Clearing this afternoon.

High: 4

Tonight - Partly cloudy.

9pm: -2

Wednesday - Sunny with a few clouds.

Morning Low: -6

Afternoon High: 6

Thursday - Mostly cloudy.

SPRING EQUINOX

Morning Low: -6

Afternoon High: 4

Friday - Mix of sun & cloud. 30% chance of showers in the evening.

Morning Low: -4

Afternoon High: 6

Saturday - Mostly cloudy. 30% chance of showers or wet flurries.

Morning Low: -3

Afternoon High: 7

Sunday - Partly cloudy.

Morning Low: -2

Afternoon High: 7