South and southeast wind has kept smoke from the wildfires in western and northwestern Alberta out of the Edmonton area so far. Any time we've had a bit of smoke/haze in the area, it's been from smaller brush fires near or in the city. BUT...that could change Tuesday.
A cold front will sweep through and the wind shifts to a more northerly direction for Tuesday.
Judging by the Environment and Climate Change Canada smoke modelling, that's going to blow smoke into Edmonton and surrounding areas by mid-morning.
You can find that modelling here.
We get one more hot and sunny day today with a high of 29 or 30 C.
The record high for May 15 is 30.0 C from 1934. It's not a "lock" that we'll break or tie it, but we'll be awfully close.
Behind the "cold" front, we'll drop to afternoon highs in the 21 to 24 C range for Tuesday-Thursday.
LONG RANGE: Temperatures are forecast to climb back to highs near 30 for Friday-Sunday, but that'll partly depend on the smoke outlook.
I don't really feel confident trying to predict what's going to happen with the smoky/hazy conditions beyond Wednesday.
Here's the forecast for Edmonton and area:
Today - Mainly sunny. Wind becoming S 20 gusting to 40 by late morning & through the afternoon.
High: 30 ***record high: 30.0-1934
Tonight - Clear. Wind easing mid-evening.
9pm: 26
Tuesday - Mainly sunny. Good chance of smoky/hazy conditions developing.
Wind becoming N 20 gusting to 40 mid-morning & through the afternoon.
Morning Low: 15
Afternoon High: 23
Wednesday - Sunny & smoky/hazy. Breezy.
Morning Low: 15
Afternoon High: 22
Thursday - Mainly sunny
Morning Low: 12
Afternoon High: 23
Friday - Mainly sunny.
Morning Low: 11
Afternoon High: 29
Saturday - Partly cloudy.
Morning Low: 14
Afternoon High: 31
