Edmonton weather: Cloudy skies and freezing drizzle
It's -2 C at the Edmonton Blatchford weather station with 8 km/h winds out of the southeast with a wind chill of -5.
The weirdly winter weekend has passed us by, and while there's no more intense snowfall in the forecast, we won't have any sunny spring days until the middle of the week.
Monday will be cloudy with a high of 1 C and winds up to 15 km/h. There will be more cloud cover overnight, with a 30 per cent chance of flurries in the late evening, with a risk of freezing drizzle. The overcast will continue into Tuesday, with a risk of freezing drizzle in the early morning and a 60 per cent chance of rain showers or flurries late in the afternoon, and a high of 4 C.
Please be careful on the roads and be kind to each other. If you see someone stuck on the road in need of help and you want to assist, make sure you can do so safely.
Monday: Cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 1 C. Wind chill -8 this morning. UV index 2 or low.
Tonight: Mainly cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of flurries late this evening and overnight with risk of freezing drizzle. Fog patches developing overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -2 C. Wind chill near -6 C.
Tuesday: Mainly cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of flurries early in the morning and a 60 per cent chance of rain showers or flurries late in the afternoon. Risk of freezing drizzle early in the morning. Fog patches dissipating in the morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 4 C. Wind chill -5 in the morning. UV index 3 or moderate.
Sunrise: 7:10 a.m.
Sunset: 8:07 p.m.
Max: 8 C
Min: -3 C
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High: 1.1 C
Low: -11.2 C
Precipitation: 0.0 mm
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