Edmonton weather: Guess who slept through the entire storm?

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Mainly sunny. Increasing cloudiness near noon then 40 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Hazy this afternoon. High 19.

Author of the article:

Allison Pelech

Publishing date:

Jul 22, 2021  •  25 minutes ago  •  1 minute read  •  Join the conversation

A gull catches a dragonfly for lunch at Hawrelak Park in Edmonton on Wednesday July 21, 2021.
A gull catches a dragonfly for lunch at Hawrelak Park in Edmonton on Wednesday July 21, 2021. Photo by Larry Wong /Postmedia

Tornado watches, severe thunderstorm warnings, downpours, high winds and some hail. Boy, I picked a good night to go to bed early! (insert eye roll) I’ve always been a fan of a good storm, so to wake up to the news that I missed the best one we’ve had this year was quite disappointing.

We got a good amount of precipitation last night and I’m very excited to see things green up again. Everything was starting to look very sad. There were a lot of sun-scorched lawns around the neighbourhood, mine included.

There is a 40 per cent chance that we may see some showers or a thunderstorm in the early evening. It won’t be too hot today with a high of 19 degrees and an overnight low of 11 degrees.

Friday is shaping up to be a beautiful day with sunny skies and a daytime high of 23 degrees. Just about perfect, in my opinion.

apelech@postmedia.com

Today’s forecast

Today: Mainly sunny. Increasing cloudiness near noon then 40 per cent chance of showers this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Hazy this afternoon. High 19. UV index 7 or high.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. 40 per cent chance of showers early this evening with risk of a thunderstorm. Clearing before morning. Low 11.

Tomorrow: Sunny. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High 23. UV index 7 or high.

Sunrise: 5:34 a.m. MDT

Sunset: 9:47 p.m. MDT

Normals

Average High: 23 °C

Average Low: 12 °C

Yesterday

Max: 21.8 °C

Min: 14.2 °C

Total Precipitation: 14.4 mm

On This Day (1996-2019)

Highest temperature: 34.5°C in 2006

Lowest temperature: 9.7°C in 2011

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