EIPS School Bus.
Lamont County

Some local school buses cancelled this morning

School buses around Lamont County were cancelled this morning due to extremely cold weather. For buses to be cancelled, temperatures must reach -40 degrees Celsius with or without windchill. Buses were cancelled in Mundare, Andrew, Vegreville, and Camrose. Schools are

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Map of Extreme Cold Warning for Feb 3, 2025
Lamont County

Extreme Cold Warning in effect

Extremely cold wind chill values near minus 40 are expected or occurring in most of Alberta. While temperatures will moderate somewhat during the daytime hours, nighttime and early morning wind chills near minus 40 will likely continue for parts of

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Urban Snowboarding
Lamont County

Is anybody else baffled by this winter’s weather?

The weather roller coaster continues on Thursday with a high of 2 degrees under a lot of cloud with a gusty northwest wind, making it challenging for those winter cyclists among us.  The clouds and wind stick around overnight as

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Skating on an outdoor rink
Lamont County

A typical winder day today

Welcome to Friday!  Today will be a transition day, with the daytime high right on normal, with some light snow starting this afternoon and going until late in the evening.  The weekend will be cold—although not brutally so—with highs of

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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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New Year's Eve fireworks
Lamont County

Say goodbye to 2024…and hello to a cooling trend

We have reached our high of -11 already, with the temperature dropping slowly throughout the day and evening to -14 by the time the ball drops in Times Square.  Winds will be light from the northwest and will bring a

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City Hall ice rink
Lamont County

Not feeling very Christmasy

4 degrees for the high on Christmas Eve?  We may not see too much sun today, but yes, 4 degrees for Tuesday’s daytime high is not out of the question; at the time of writing, it was 2 degrees.  Tonight

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