Josh Classen’s forecast: One last really cold day, then just regular cold

An aerial image of the snow-covered grounds at the Alberta legislature in downtown Edmonton on Dec. 9, 2024. (Cam Wiebe / CTV News Edmonton)

Temperatures are expected to stay below -20 C for the fourth consecutive day in Edmonton.

But...we’ll end that streak Thursday.

The average high for early February is -5 C, so we’ve been 15 to 20 degrees colder than average through Sunday-Tuesday and we’ll be in that range again today.

Thursday-Saturday should all be “only” 5 to 10 degrees below average.

So...yes we’ll break out of the deep freeze Thursday. But...it’s still going to be cold for a while.

There’s no sign of temperatures returning to the 0 to -5 C range between now and Feb. 21.

Instead, we’re looking at highs in the -12 to -17 C range for most of the next seven to 10 days.

Precipitation outlook:

We’ll see a pocket of heavier snow over the Hanna/Coronation/Wainwright region and that could produce 5-10 cm of snow.

Elsewhere, just a few light flurries in parts of central Alberta.

Edmonton and area could see a couple snowflakes through the day and then a dusting of snow overnight and early Thursday.

No significant snowfall in the forecast for Edmonton over the next few days, though.

Here’s the forecast for Edmonton and area:

Today - Mostly cloudy.

Light wind: 5-10 km/h

High: -20

Tonight - Cloudy with a 70% chance of flurries.

9pm: -20

Temperature rising overnight

Thursday - 70% chance of flurries in the morning.

Sunny breaks in the afternoon. Wind: W 10-15 km/h

Morning: -16

Afternoon High: -11

Friday - Mostly cloudy.

Morning Low: -19

Afternoon High: -13

Saturday - Mix of sun & cloud.

Morning Low: -20

Afternoon High: -12

Sunday - Partly cloudy.

Morning Low: -22

Afternoon High: -17

Monday - Mostly cloudy.

Morning Low: -24

Afternoon High: -15