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Edmonton sets a heat record as storms loom
Edmonton sets a heat record as storms loom

CTV News

time7 days ago

  • Climate
  • CTV News

Edmonton sets a heat record as storms loom

The city of Edmonton set a new record high for May 29th. The previous record high for this date was 32.2 C in 1936. As of 4 p.m., Edmonton is up to 32.6 degrees and we could get slightly hotter in the coming hours. May 29 record The city is also looking at a risk of showers and thunderstorms (possibly severe) through the evening hours. Edmonton and surrounding areas are under a Severe Thunderstorm WATCH as of 4 p.m. Storms have developed in western and northwestern Alberta through the afternoon hours and will track eastward through this evening and overnight. The most likely timeframe for thunderstorms in the Edmonton region is between 6 and 10 p.m. Regions around Edmonton and off to the north and northwest have a risk of some isolated severe storms with the potential to produce damaging wind gusts (80-100 km/h), large hail and heavy downpours. As always - most areas will not get hit with those severe storms, but pay close attention to weather alerts through the rest of the day as the storms continue to develop and move east. Sunny skies and slightly 'cooler' conditions are in the forecast for Friday with a daytime high of 23 or 24 C in Edmonton. Temperatures are expected to return to the 30 C range on Saturday with another round of evening/late-night showers and thunderstorms likely Saturday night into early Sunday morning.

Record-high travel for Memorial Day weekend, according to AAA
Record-high travel for Memorial Day weekend, according to AAA

Yahoo

time27-05-2025

  • Yahoo

Record-high travel for Memorial Day weekend, according to AAA

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Memorial Day travel hits a new record-high. AAA predicts 45 million people traveled at least 50 miles from their homes this past Memorial Day weekend. Domestic travel is also predicted to go up by a million travelers compared to last year. People at the Ludlow service plaza told 22News they were traveling from all over the country, including Missouri, New York, and Rhode Island. One couple from Rockport, ME, told 22News, 'We are driving back to Maine, it's about a 13-hour trip. We went to a college reunion, a 65th college reunion.' That couple traveled hours to their reunion and said it was worth it despite the traffic this weekend. They mentioned they met in college and have been married for more than 65 years. Their advice to couples: Keep working on it. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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