Edmonton weather: Good Friday’s cold rises to 13 C for Easter Monday

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A look at Friday’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.

It’s -8 C at the Edmonton Blatchford weather station Friday morning with 5 km/h winds out of the northwest and a windchill of -11.

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Stinging winds continue their snap Good Friday but know that warmth will leapfrog this long weekend, getting us to a forecast high of 22 C by Tuesday, I fool you not. Pinprick suffering for glorious climbs ahead, with highs of 5 C Saturday, 10 C Sunday and 13 C Monday, new births and buds abound. Tuck back in for possible flurries Wednesday evening. Out like a lamb it goes, our snows, to grasp the manes of April, petals around daisies, our wondrous spring.

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Today’s forecast

Friday: Cloudy, becoming a mix of sun and cloud in the morning. Wind up to 15 km/h, high -2 C. Wind chill -16 in the morning and -6 in the afternoon. UV index 3 or moderate.

Night: Partly cloudy, wind up to 15 km/h. Low -14 C. Wind chill -6 in the evening and -17 overnight.

Saturday: Mainly sunny, wind up to 15 km/h. High 5 C. Wind chill -17 in the morning. UV index 3 or moderate. Overnight low -8.

Sunrise: 7:12 a.m.

Sunset: 8:06 p.m.

Normals:

Max: 7 C

Min: -3 C

On this day (1996-2023):

Highest temperature: 16.4 C in 2004

Lowest temperature: -13.4 C in 2018

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Yesterday’s temperature

High: -1.0 C

Low: -6.4 C

Precipitation: 2.6 mm

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