Edmonton weather: Can someone explain to me what happened?

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Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries this morning.

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A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.

Yesterday afternoon was beautiful! Sun shining, birds singing, and not a cloud in the sky but by 8 p.m. it was obvious something was up. The wind started to howl, and the clouds started to roll in.

The wind kept me up half the night thumping and banging things around. I didn’t tie down the garbage carts as well as I should have.

I “woke up” to a fresh skiff of snow and the wind hasn’t let up. Thank goodness I didn’t decide to pack away the winter gear for the season. It looks like we might need it just a little bit longer.

I’ve lived here my whole life and I still am baffled at how we can make 25-degree weather shifts in less than 24 hours and that’s not factoring in the wind chill.

The forecast says it will be staying a bit cooler for the rest of the week and maybe start to see some improvement next week. I hope it’s right because we’re about to pick up Myrtle from her winter vacation at the RV storage lot and I am excited to get out and do some camping!

apelech@postmedia.com

Today: Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries this morning. Clearing near noon. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 50. High plus 4. Wind chill minus 12 this morning. UV index 5 or moderate.

Tonight: A few clouds. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 8. Wind chill minus 13 overnight.

Tomorrow: Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud near noon. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 in the afternoon. High 6. Wind chill minus 13 in the morning. UV index 5 or moderate.

Sunrise: 6:18 MDT

Sunset: 20:47 MDT

Normals

Average High: 14 °C

Average Low:  2 °C

Yesterday

Max: 20.8 °C

Min: 0.4 °C

Total Precipitation: 0.0 mm

On This Day (1996-2020)

Highest temperature: 23.7°C in 2005

Lowest temperature:  -11.7°C in 2008

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