Edmonton weather: Snow stacks up as temperatures fall

Wet snow mixed with rain can be seen falling in Edmonton in the morning hours of March 27, 2025. (CTV News Edmonton)

Rain flipped over to wet snow overnight in the Edmonton region and we’ll continue to see snow throughout the day today.

Intensity will vary, but it’ll be in the area right through to early Friday morning.

We’re still expecting about 5 to 10 cm of snow by the end of today and then another 2 to 5 cm is possible overnight.

As expected, it’s stacking up a lot more on grassy or snow-covered areas than it is on roads. But, as temperatures cool through the day, we’ll start to see some road accumulation as well.

So … the late-day commute will probably be worse than this morning’s commute.

Temperatures will drop 2 or 3 degrees below zero by this afternoon.

We’ll have 15-20 km/h wind speeds with gusts of 30-40 km/h for much of the day. Once the snowflakes start to become a little fluffier, blowing snow will become more of an issue.

Snow tapers off overnight or early Friday morning, although we’ll stay cloudy through the day Friday.

The cooler air will stick around for several days.

Daytime highs are expected to be in the 0 to -4 C range Friday/Saturday/Sunday. We should be back to the 5 degree range by early-mid next week.

Elsewhere around the province - Snowfall Warnings remain in place for the mountain parks and foothills, areas from Barrhead/Athabasca south to Camrose and then east into the Edmonton region.

In general, 10 to 20 cm of snow is expected throughout the warning area.

Snow will move out of western Alberta tonight and should exit east-central Alberta by mid-morning Friday.

Here’s the forecast for Edmonton and area:

Today - Periods of snow all day, 5 to 10 cm.

Wind: NE 15-20 km/h, gusts of 30-40 km/h

Temperature falling through the day.

5pm: -3

Tonight - Periods of snow, 2 to 5 cm.

Wind: NE 10 km/h, gusting to 30 km/h

9pm: -4 C

Friday - Snow ending early in the morning. Then … cloudy.

Morning Low: -7 C

Afternoon High: -3 C

Saturday - Mostly cloudy.

Morning Low: -10 C

Afternoon High: -3 C

Sunday - Mix of sun and cloud.

Morning Low: -12 C

Afternoon High: -1 C

Monday - Partly cloudy.

Morning Low: -8 C

Afternoon High: 1 C

Tuesday - Mix of sun and cloud.

Morning Low: -6 C

Afternoon High: 4 C