River valley with a cross-country skier
Lamont County

The warm-up begins tonight

One more day of well-below normal temperatures…promises the weather forecast.  Thursday brings a few sunny breaks, a chance of flurries, and a biting windchill, but instead of it getting plug-in-your-car cold overnight, the temperature rises to -12 overnight.  Friday’s high

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River Valley trail in winter
Fort Saskatchewan

Some snow today, lovely Friday, cooling into next week

Wednesday brings with it clouds and light snow: not much accumulation, but maybe enough to polish the ice on the roads.  Don’t expect to see much of the sun until Friday, where we’ll reach a high of -2 under gloriously

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Tawatina Bridge with winter cyclist
Fort Saskatchewan

Socked in and snowy for the middle of the week

It’s going to be a snowy day, although we’re not expecting any great accumulations.  The snow ends overnight, leaving behind an inch or two for the kids to shovel.  Wednesday brings a solid chance of flurries and a bit of

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River Valley winter picnic site
Fort Saskatchewan

Bundle up and prepare for a snowy start to the week!

Expect a chilly mix of weather this week, beginning with cloudy skies and a 60% chance of morning flurries on Monday, clearing partially by afternoon with a high of 1°C and wind chill of -10°C. Tonight brings mainly cloudy skies

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A complex roller coaster
Fort Saskatchewan

The weather roller coaster continues

The snow will taper off around noon on Sunday, with the possibility of flurries continuing throughout the rest of the day.  The wind will also lighten up as the snow tapers off and we see the odd sunny break.  The

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A snowman melting in a backyard
Fort Saskatchewan

March-cember continues!

The spring-like conditions continue Friday with a high of 6 glorious degrees; that’s ten degrees above normal.  Saturday has all the hallmarks of a messy—potentially slippery—day with rain starting late in the morning, turning to a rain-snow mix late in

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Fort Saskatchewan

Above freezing temperatures through the weekend

The December thaw continues on Thursday with the sun peaking out from behind the clouds all day and a high of 5.  Overnight it doesn’t get below freezing on its way to another high of 5 on Friday with lots

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Sledding in Rundle Park
Fort Saskatchewan

The weird winter continues: snow, ice pellets, thaw

It’ll be a snowy day today, but don’t expect any large accumulation.  Allow for some extra time on the drive home this evening, as the snow will become mixed with ice pellets early this afternoon, and we may even have

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