Josh Classen's forecast: The big cooldown begins this weekend
After the warmest day of the week, we have our coolest morning in Edmonton since Sunday.
Thursday's high of 7.4 C wasn't just the peak of our warm week, it was also the warmest day of November.
We'll still get highs above 0 C today and Saturday, but there's an arctic invasion lined up for next week and we'll end the month on a COLD note.
There's a cold front pushing through northern Alberta this morning and slowly working it's way SSE.
We have some freezing rain, some rain/snow mix and some snow falling along that front.
As it makes it's way through the Edmonton region this morning (probably sometime between 8 and 11 a.m.), we'll likely get some showers and mixed precipitation.
Watch for sidewalks, parking lots, etc. to get slick. Roads (especially the more heavily-traveled ones) should mostly just be wet.
We'll get a bit of clearing this afternoon and should hit a high of 4 or 5 C.
It'll be a nice start to the weekend with some sun and temperatures around -5 C in the morning and up to around 2 C in the afternoon.
THEN...gusty, some snow and temperatures steady near -5 C most of the day Sunday.
Wind chill will be in the -10 C to -15 C range through the afternoon and blowing snow will likely be a factor, especially later in the day.
Snow continues through Monday and possibly into Tuesday as well.
Accumulation is still uncertain. But, here's what I'm thinking:
- VERY LIKELY - more than 5 cm.
- LIKELY - more than 10 cm.
- POSSIBLE - more than 15 cm.
It won't all come in one big shot, it'll be spread out over a few days.
But, the models are hinting at Sunday night/early Monday as timeframe for the "heaviest" snowfall.
Temperature-wise, we're in the -10 C range by Monday and then dealing with highs in the minus teens for mid to late week.
Morning lows will be in the -20s towards the end of next week.
Here's the forecast for Edmonton and area:
Today - Cloudy with a 60% chance of a shower or rain/snow mix this morning.
Partly cloudy this afternoon.
High: 4
Tonight - Partly cloudy.
9pm: 3
Saturday - Partly cloudy.
Morning Low: -4
Afternoon High: 2
Sunday - Cloudy. 70% chance of snow.
Morning Low: -6
Afternoon High: -4
Monday - Cloudy. 70% chance of snow.
Morning Low: -9
Afternoon High: -8
Tuesday - Cloudy. 60% chance of snow.
Morning Low: -15
Afternoon High: -12
Wednesday - Mostly cloudy.
Morning Low: -17
Afternoon High: -14
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