Tawatina Bridge with winter cyclist
Lamont County

Above normal conditions continue

It sure has been a lovely beginning to 2025.  Friday’s high is 3 degrees under mixed skies, but before we get there, watch out for some freezing rain to grease up the streets on your morning commute.  There’s a chance

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Tawatina Bridge with winter cyclist
Sherwood Park/Strathcona

We’re going to pay for this later…

The cloud will burn off and the wind will pick up this morning, ushering in a glorious, not-so-winterish high of 5 lovely degrees.  For comparison, normals for this time of year are -8 and -16.  The car washes are going

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River valley with a cross-country skier
Edmonton

It’s not Costa Rica, but we’ll take it!

Get ready for a nice one!  Bright sunshine and 2 degrees in January sounds pretty good to me.  Clouds roll in this afternoon, which will insulate in the daytime heat, causing the temperature to stay above freezing all night.  The

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Alberta

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces resignation

At last, our long national nightmare is coming to an end. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that he will be stepping down as Liberal leader and prime minister upon the selection of his replacement. The announcement comes in the

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Neon Sign Museum at night
St. Albert

Cue the warmup!

It’s going to be a weird day.  Monday’s high of -9 with a chance of flurries is rather typical, but that temperature will stay consistent throughout the day and into the evening, then rising overnight to -3 tomorrow morning.  That’s

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Rogers Place Station in winter at night
Fort Saskatchewan

When will this cold end?

Friday brings all kinds of glorious sun—with a few clouds joining the party in the afternoon.  However, the downside is that clear skies usually mean cold temperatures, and today our high will reach only -19.  And watch out for that

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Victoria Park Oval in winter
Sherwood Park/Strathcona

Watch out for that bitter wind!

The wind will make it feel bitterly cold for the back half of the week, with today’s high of -18 feeling like -28, and tonight’s low of -27 feeling like a rather frigid -38.  Friday isn’t much different, as the

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The morning after the night before: walk of shame
Edmonton

“Should [cold] acquaintance be forgot…”

Welcome to 2025!  Hopefully your NYE festivities didn’t necessitate a walk of shame the morning after the night before, because it’s rather chilly for such tomfoolery.  As of writing, we’ve hit our high of -14, but the temperature will drop

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