It's the last Friday of August and we have a cool morning to start it off.
Temperatures in the 6-7 degree range around the Capital Region early this morning.

Mainly sunny and warming to an afternoon high in the low 20s this afternoon.
AND...we'll keep the sun through the weekend with a warming trend developing.
Daytime highs should climb into the mid 20s Saturday/Sunday.

Looking ahead to next week in Edmonton:  Mid 20s through Mon/Tue/Wed and then cooling to highs near 20 Thu/Fri.
Next chance of showers is late Monday night.

Elsewhere in Alberta:  Showers continue in parts of NW Alberta this morning.
Grande Prairie has had about 30mm of rain since midday Wednesday.  The rain should end by this afternoon.
We'll see some showers and thunderstorms in the High Level/Fort McMurray/Fort Chipewyan regions this afternoon.



Here's the Edmonton forecast:

Today - Sunny with a few clouds.
High:  22

Evening - A few clouds.
9pm:  16

Saturday - Mainly sunny.
Morning Low:  9
Afternoon High:  24

Sunday - Mainly sunny.  
Morning Low:  12
Afternoon High: 26

Monday - Sunny with increasing cloud.  30% chance of late-night showers.
Morning Low:  12
Afternoon High: 25

Tuesday - Mix of sun & cloud.
Morning Low:  11
Afternoon High: 24

Wednesday - Mix of sun & cloud.
Morning Low:  11
Afternoon High: 25