Edmonton weather: The chill is back and more snow is coming

The river valley in Edmonton on a snowy morning.

As expected, some cooler air and snow rolled back in on Sunday.

After hitting a high of 11 C on Saturday, temperatures topped out at 3 C on Sunday and the city picked up roughly 1-4 cm of snow accumulation.

Areas just south of the city saw a bit more and the foothills and mountain parks picked up a reported 20-40 cm of snow according to ECCC, including a reported 43 cm at Marmot Basin.

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We’re eyeballing another significant snow event for mid-week that will target central, north-central and NW Alberta.

It’s a bit early for snowfall estimates. BUT...snowfall totals for most areas will likely be in the 5 to 10 centimetre range, and upwards of 20-30 cm looks possible in some of the harder-hit areas.

So, this is definitely setting up to be a classic March Snowstorm, especially when you add in the fact that we’ll be dealing with some gusty wind Wednesday/Thursday.

• Snowfall warning called for Kananaskis, Banff and areas west of Calgary

More on that snowstorm in the coming days as the pattern develops, but that’s your early heads-up.

As for today - some sunny breaks this afternoon and a high just barely above zero. (sub-zero temperatures for the majority of the day though).

Looking LONGer range: Temperatures will bottom out after Thursday’s snowfall and we’ll see daytime highs in the -5 to -10 range in Edmonton and area through Friday/Saturday/Sunday.

We’ll see a slight warming early next week, but probably don’t get to the +5 range until the end of next week.

Here’s the forecast for Edmonton and area:

Today - Morning clouds. Sunny breaks this afternoon.

High: 1

Tonight - Mostly cloudy.

9pm: -3

Tuesday - Cloudy with a few sunny breaks.

Morning Low: -9

Afternoon High: 2

Wednesday - Mostly cloudy. 60% chance of flurries.

Wind gusts near 30 km/h.

Morning Low: -7

Afternoon High: -2

Thursday - Mostly cloudy. 70% chance of snow. Signicant accumulation likely.

Wind gusts near 40 km/h.

Morning Low: -9

Afternoon High: -6

Friday - Mostly cloudy.

Morning Low: -12

Afternoon High: -8

Saturday - Partly cloudy.

Morning Low: -15

Afternoon High: -9