Josh Classen's forecast: Warming trend peaks today and Tuesday
Temperatures continue to climb through the next few days, but we'll return to the low-to-mid teens Wednesday-Friday.
Edmonton hit highs of 15 C on Saturday and 18 C on Sunday. We should get slightly above 20 C today and Tuesday in the city.
It'll be the first 20+ temperatures since Sept. 27, about a week-and-a-half ago.
We have a warm southwest flow with an upper ridge over central and southern Alberta.
Clouds and a few showers will stream across northern Alberta today and Tuesday, right along the northern edge of that ridge.
The ridge collapses a bit late Tuesday/Wednesday and that'll give us some increasing cloud in the Edmonton region on Wednesday and a decent chance of showers (timing still uncertain at this point).
Afternoon highs slip to the 12 to 16 C range for Wednesday-Friday.
That's closer to average, but still slightly above the long-term averages (average highs this week fall from 13 C today to 11 C on Friday).
A fresh new upper ridge (warm air aloft) will re-emerge through the Thanksgiving long weekend and daytime highs will be back up around 20 C for Sunday and Monday.
Here's the forecast for Edmonton and area:
Today - Partly cloudy.
High: 21
Tonight - Partly cloudy.
9pm: 14
Tuesday - Mix of sun & cloud. Breezy.
Morning Low: 7
Afternoon High: 22
Wednesday - Mostly cloudy. 40% chance of afternoon and/or evening showers.
Morning Low: 6
Afternoon High: 14
Thursday - Partly cloudy.
Morning Low: 3
Afternoon High: 13
Friday - Mix of sun & cloud.
Morning Low: 0
Afternoon High: 15
Saturday - Partly cloudy.
Morning Low: 1
Afternoon High: 16
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