EDMONTON — Environment Canada has dropped an extreme cold warning for Edmonton, St. Albert, Sherwood Park and some of the other nearby areas.
The warning, which was in place for the majority of the province Saturday, was still in effect for some parts of Alberta Sunday.
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Global Edmonton weather specialist Kevin O’Connell forecasts a high of -15°C Sunday with sunny skies. The wind will die down a bit, O’Connell said, but it will feel like -25°C to -29°C with the wind chill Sunday.
There is a slight chance of flurries in the forecast Monday, with a high of -10°C.
“It’s still cold right up until mid-week and then we start to warm up a little bit,” said O’Connell.
The Capital Region has been hit hard, weather-wise, over the past week. Upwards of 40 centimetres of snow fell in the area over a two-day period last week. After the snow came the cold, with wind chill values in the -40°C range on Saturday.
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Last week’s wild weather led to havoc on the roads in Edmonton and across Alberta. On Saturday, Edmonton police responded to 149 collisions between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m. Between Thursday and Saturday, RCMP across Alberta were called out to more than 600 collisions.
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There is some relief in sight, though. Temperatures are expected to hit the plus side of zero by next weekend.
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