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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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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Victoria Park Skating Oval
Sturgeon County

What does the new year bring?  Colder weather

The last Monday of 2024 brings very close to normal weather for this time of year, with our high today of -8 under mainly cloudy skies.  The windchill won’t make things particularly unpleasant today.  The below normal conditions begin New

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Victoria Park Iceway
Fort Saskatchewan

Get out and enjoy your sunny Sunday!

Today will be a lovely Sunday to spend some time outdoors and fill your lungs with some refreshing, but not face-cracking, cold air.  The sky will have only a few clouds, and today’s high of -7 is right on normal. 

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Urban Snowboarding
Edmonton

Enjoy today, but bundle up next week

Saturday, with a high of zero, looks like a fantastic day to get out the toboggan or spend the afternoon at the dog park, but it doesn’t last.  The cool-down begins Sunday with its high of -7, which is the

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Boxing Day crowd at a mall
Sherwood Park/Strathcona

Low risk of hypothermia for your Boxing Day queue

You’ll want to layer up for your Boxing Day door-crasher queue (who remembers A&B Sound?  They had the BEST Boxing Day sales!), but the snowmobile suit and Sorel boots can stay in the closet, as the temperature at the time

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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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Festivus Pole
Sherwood Park/Strathcona

Festivus thaw?

It doesn’t appear that there are too many grievances to be aired regarding the weather this week, with daytime highs expected to be at or above normal  throughout the week.  On Monday, the sun will make itself visible with a

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