Josh Classen's forecast: Cool spell lasts until the weekend
Cool air has settled in over the province and it'll be here for a few more days.
Most of central and northern Alberta woke up to temperatures in the -5 C to -10 C range this morning and we'll get two more mornings with similar temperatures.
Frost certainly isn't unusual in mid-April. But...the average low for Edmonton at this time of year is around 0 C, so we're well below average.
You can say the same thing about the afternoon temperatures. It's not "rare" to get a mid-April cool spell, but we're a long ways off the average high of 11 C.
Temperatures will top out around 2 or 3 C this afternoon and around 5 C Friday afternoon.
Afternoon temperatures wil be back in the 10-15 C range Saturday/Sunday.
Sunny and relatively calm conditions in the Edmonton area this morning will give way to some clouds and wind for this afternoon.
I don't think we'll be completely overcast OR as gusty as the past few days, but we'll some increasing cloudcover and gusts near 30km/h.
Back to sunny skies Friday with light wind.
Long-range outlook: Warm air settles in for next week with daytime highs in the mid to upper teens and morning lows above 0 C.
We're in a fairly dry pattern as well with no significant moisture in the next five to seven days.
Here's the forecast for Edmonton and area:
Today - Mainly sunny & light wind this morning. Increasing cloud this afternoon with gusts near 30km/h.
High: 2
Tonight - Mostly cloudy.
9pm: -1
Friday - Mainly sunny. Light wind.
Morning Low: -7
Afternoon High: 5
Saturday - Mainly sunny.
Morning Low: -6
Afternoon High: 11
Sunday - Mix of sun & cloud.
Morning Low: -3
Afternoon High: 14
Monday - Mix of sun & cloud.
Morning Low: -1
Afternoon High: 15
Tuesday - Partly cloudy.
Morning Low: 2
Afternoon High: 16
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
3 injured after man with knife enters Montreal-area mosque
Three men were injured after trying to subdue a man armed with a knife during afternoon prayers at a Montreal-area mosque Friday afternoon.
Police arrest 18-year-old woman who allegedly stole Porsche and ran over its owner
Police have arrested an 18-year-old woman who allegedly stole a Porsche and then ran over its owner in an incident that was captured on video.
Woman nearly shut out of mother's estate sues brother in B.C. Supreme Court – and wins
Since she was a young girl growing up in Vancouver, Ginny Lam says her mom Yat Hei Law made it very clear she favoured her son William, because he was her male heir.
Teen arrested in New Brunswick after emergency alert; 5 people in custody
A 15-year-old boy who was the subject of an emergency alert in New Brunswick has been arrested.
Kamala Harris tells Oprah any intruder to her home is 'getting shot'
U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris on Thursday issued a warning to any potential home intruder: 'If somebody breaks in my house, they're getting shot.'
On the trail of the mystery woman whose company licensed exploding pagers
What Cristiana Barsony-Arcidiacono, 49, the Italian-Hungarian CEO and owner of Hungary-based BAC Consulting, says she hasn't done is make the exploding pagers that killed 12 people and wounded more than 2,000 in Lebanon this week.
Woman shot by B.C. police was Colombian refugee with young daughter, advocate says
Advocates have identified the woman who died this week after being shot by police in Surrey, B.C., as a South American refugee who was raising a young daughter.
'We're still pushing hard': Search for missing Manitoba boy continues, RCMP find tracks
The search for a missing six-year-old boy in Shamattawa is continuing Friday as RCMP hope recent tips can help lead to a happy conclusion.
Video released of person of interest after cat is allegedly set on fire in Orillia, Ont.
Provincial police investigating the death of a cat that was allegedly set on fire in Orillia earlier this week released surveillance video of a person of interest in the case.