Edmonton climate: Wind chilly, extra snow

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It’s -12 C on the Edmonton Blatchford climate station Sunday morning, with  9 km/h winds from the north, northwest and a wind chill of -17.

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It’s not the chilly, it’s the wind chill.

And the snow.

And getting round within the wind chill with the snow. Battling the snowing and the blowing. Making an attempt to maintain all the guidelines and tops heat. With leather-based or pleather or fluff and fur if you’ll.

If the sudden blast of winter has you feeling blue, properly, sure, we might have one other 4 cm of snow by Monday night time. And sure, the wind chill hurts. And sure, it’s darker earlier now. However petulance is rarely engaging, significantly in adults. So simply go together with it, this climate stuff, and most issues, actually. Like children are inclined to. And canine. By subsequent weekend, once we will bear in mind true sacrifice, solar and single digits are on the horizon.

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At this time’s forecast

At this time: Primarily cloudy with 30 per cent likelihood of flurries, wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 km/h, turning into gentle this morning. Excessive -10 C. Wind chill minus 20 this morning and minus 15 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low.

Tonight: Primarily cloudy with 30 per cent likelihood of flurries. Wind as much as 15 km/h. Low -15 C. Wind chill close to minus 21.

Tomorrow: Snow, between 2 cm to 4 cm, with wind as much as 15 km/h. Temperature regular close to -13 C. Wind chill close to minus 22.

Dawn: 7:43 a.m.

Sundown: 4:53 p.m.

Normals: 

Max: 2 C

Min: -7 C

Yesterday

Max: 1.4 C

Min: -10.0 C

Precipitation: 0.0 mm

On This Day (1996-2020)

Highest temperature: 9.7 C in 2009

Lowest temperature: -16.3 C in 2019

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