Josh Classen’s forecast: The cold snap is winding down

The sun rises behind downtown Edmonton on Jan. 13, 2025. (Cam Wiebe / CTV News Edmonton)

It’s still cold out there this morning, but we’re into the final hours of the short-lived cold snap.

Daytime highs hit -16 C on Saturday and -19 C on Sunday and temperatures bottomed out at -27.6 C in the city Sunday morning, Edmonton’s coldest temperature so far this winter.

It was -25 C early Monday morning, but we’re expecting to be in the -12 to -15 C range by midday and then the -5 to -10 C range this afternoon.

Temperatures will continue to rise tonight and we’ll be around the freezing mark for Tuesday in the city.

BUT...wind is going to be a factor, especially Tuesday.

We’ll get 10-20 km/h wind speeds through today and a mix of sun and cloud.

But, a deep area of low pressure will move from the Northwest Territories into Saskatchewan today and Tuesday.

On the back side of that system, we’ll get some snow and 20-30 km/h wind speeds with gusts of 50-60 km/h Tuesday, especially in the afternoon and evening.

The snow doesn’t look like it’ll amount to much more than 1-5 cm, but blowing snow could be a big factor for the afternoon/evening commute on Tuesday.

Once we get out of the arctic air, we’ll be out for a while.

Daytime highs are forecast to be in the -2 to 2 C range through the week.

AND...after Tuesday’s late-day snow, we should be snow-free for the back half of the week.

BUT...gusty wind will probably return for Thursday/Friday.

Here’s the forecast for Edmonton and area:

Today - Mix of sun & cloud. Wind: SW 10-20 km/h

Noon: -13

4pm: -7

Tonight - Partly cloudy. Wind: W 10-20 km/h

9pm: -5

Temperature rising overnight.

Tuesday - Morning sun, afternoon clouds. 70% chance of late-day flurries & blowing snow.

Wind becoming NW 20-30 with gusts 50-60 km/h through the afternoon and evening.

Morning: -3

Afternoon High: 0

Wednesday - Cloudy & gusty in the morning. Clearing & wind easing in the afternoon.

Morning Low: -4

Afternoon High: -1

Thursday - Partly cloudy. Windy.

Morning Low: -6

Afternoon High: 2

Friday - Mostly cloudy. Windy.

Morning Low: -5

Afternoon High: -2

Saturday - Partly cloudy.

Morning Low: -11

Afternoon High: -3