Edmonton weather: Sunshine today, clouds and breezy Wednesday
But, that'll change by Wednesday.
Clouds will push into northwestern Alberta later today and some of that cloud cover will push into the Edmonton region tonight.
I don't think we'll be completely overcast through Wednesday - we'll get occasional sunny breaks. But, more cloud than sun AND some gusts in the 30-40 km/h range in the afternoon.
We'll also keep an eye on the potential for wildfire smoke in the afternoon. There's some thicker smoke in southeastern Alberta today and the modelling suggests that we may see some of that push north into central Alberta on Wednesday.
There's a big question about how thick that smoke might be IF IT DOES push up towards Edmonton. I'm thinking that we might smell some smoke, but air quality probably doesn't get worse than a 'moderate risk.'
We're off to a chilly start across the province. Edmonton area hit morning lows in the 3 to 6 C range across the region (coolest morning in about three weeks). The average low for Edmonton at this time of year is 13 C.
Parts of east-central Alberta were in the 1 to 3 C range this morning.
The average high for Edmonton in mid-July is 24 C. So...we won't be overly cool this week.
But...there's not much chance for heat in the next five to 10 days.
Temperatures will continue to top out in the low 20s today through Thursday.
Friday-Sunday look SLIGHTLY warmer, probably in the 24/25 C range for daytime highs.
Looking LONG Range - back to the low 20s for early next week.
Here's the forecast for Edmonton and area:
Today - Mainly sunny.
High: 22
Tonight - Increasing cloud overnight.
9pm: 17
Wednesday - Cloudy with sunny breaks. Wind becoming SE 20 gusting to 40 km/h.
Risk of wildfire haze in the afternoon.
Morning Low: 11
Afternoon High: 22
Thursday - Mix of sun & cloud. 30% chance of a late-day shower.
Morning Low: 12
Afternoon High: 23
Friday - Partly cloudy.
Morning Low: 12
Afternoon High: 24
Saturday - Mix of sun & cloud. 30% chance of late-day showers.
Morning Low: 14
Afternoon High: 24
Sunday - Mix of sun & cloud.
Morning Low: 13
Afternoon High: 24
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