Edmonton weather: It's a nice day and nice is nice

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

Friday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured -1.9 C with 2 km/h winds out of the southwest and a -3 windchill.

It’s just so nice.

Especially by March standards because we all know this can go either way. All you need to do is scroll down the page to see what an average day in March can be. It could be 13 C like it was on this day in 2016 or it could be -25 C like it was in 2014 — that’s quite a range. But that’s March.

For today, forecasters are calling for a high of 9 C with winds picking up steadily throughout the afternoon and reaching 20 km/h by early evening. Pretty nice day, I’d say. We’re also looking at another warm weekend to come with highs of 7 C for Saturday and Sunday. So get out there and enjoy the niceness.

Does Lisa need a coat (and mittens)?

Nope. Not even a little bit.

trobb@postmedia.com

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Today’s forecast

Today: A mix of sun and cloud. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h late this afternoon. High 9 C. Wind chill -7 this morning. UV index 2 or low.

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Tonight: Clearing this evening. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming southwest 20 late this evening. Low -1 C.

Tomorrow: Increasing cloudiness early in the morning. High 7 C. UV index 2 or low. Clear overnight. Low -6 C.

Sunrise: 7:12 a.m.

Sunset: 6:19 p.m.

Normals

Average High: 0 C

Average Low: -9 C

Yesterday

Max: 7.8 C

Min: -5.0 C

Total Precipitation: 0.0 mm

On This Day (1996-2020)

Highest temperature: 13.8 C (2016)

Lowest temperature: -25.0 C (2014)

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