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Latest Weather News - Edmonton

• ‘Now is not the time to be in the backcountry,’ Avalanche experts say

  Avalanche experts are warning backcountry enthusiasts of very dangerous snow conditions in the mountains of southwestern Alberta and southeastern British Columbia.

  Environment

  Mar 25
• Lousy Smarch weather: Wet snow, freezing rain expected in Alberta

  Buckle up Alberta, and don't swap our your tires quite yet — third winter is on the way for parts of the province.

  Weather

  Mar 25
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• The 5 senses of spring: How climate change is shaping our seasonal experience

  Spring is about transformation, a season often marked by its dynamic sights, smells, sounds and tastes. As humans change the climate, our experience of the season is changing, too.

  Environment

  Mar 22
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• Snowfall warning issued for Edmonton, much of central Alberta

  Environment and Climate Change Canada issued snowfall warnings for much of central and northern Alberta on Wednesday morning.

  Weather

  Mar 12
• Gondola full of passengers falls to the ground at Kicking Horse resort

  The Golden Eagle Express at Kicking Horse Resort near Golden, B.C. has been shut down for the day after a gondola car fell to the ground and several people received minor injuries.

  Sports

  Mar 10
• Banff’s meteorological winter has been driest on record, Environment Canada says

  The town of Banff, Alberta has just experienced its driest meteorological winter on record with just a quarter of its normal precipitation.

  Weather

  Mar 6
• Edmontonians struggle to continue winter sports during warm weather

  The unseasonably warm seasonal stretch is making it difficult to keep winter sporting events going as Edmonton deals with above-zero temperatures.

  Weather

  Mar 2
• Avalanche Canada issues warning for most of B.C., Alberta mountains

  Avalanche Canada says the warning is in effect from Thursday through Monday, covering most of the provinces' forecast regions. 

  Weather

  Feb 27
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• Southern Alberta farmers optimistic for 2025 growing season

  Although the season ahead looks promising for the agriculture industry, experts say it's too soon to tell, and have concerns surrounding snowpack in the mountains and foothills.

  Environment

  Feb 21
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• Alberta cold snap breaks more records as deep freeze set to recede Thursday

  Temperatures were forecast to be somewhat warmer in most of the province on Wednesday.

  Weather

  Feb 19
• What the rut? Edmonton residents frustrated with slippery, bumpy streets

  'It's tough to eliminate ruts, especially with the level of freeze and thaw temperature swings we're getting. That is particularly what's causing it,' said city coun. Andrew Knack.

  Traffic

  Feb 18
• Bitterly cold temperatures persist across much of Alberta, but not for long

  Most of Alberta remained under an extreme cold warning on Tuesday.

  Weather

  Feb 18
• Alberta set new temperature records over weekend as cold snap continues

  Environment and Climate Change Canada described the current weather conditions as a 'long-duration cold event.'

  Weather

  Feb 17
• Edmonton fire fighters battle dangerously cold weather during early morning fire

  Extremely cold temperatures in Edmonton on Sunday made fighting an early morning fire very difficult, as crews were forced to battle both the flames and freezing conditions.

  Fire

  Feb 16
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• Flooding in US southeast leaves at least 8 dead; snow, ice and wind cause winter misery elsewhere

  Several people have been killed as flooding, snow, ice and 'bone-chilling cold' is pounding much of the United States with severe weather this weekend.

  Weather

  Feb 16
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• Extreme cold warnings issued for most of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba

  Bundle up — that's the advice from Environment Canada after it issued extreme cold warnings for most of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

  Weather

  Feb 15
• With Alberta wildfire season starting soon, conditions appear better than last 2 years: officials

  "For the majority of the province, in the boreal forest, conditions are looking really good for normal [or] near-normal precipitation and snow."

  Weather

  Feb 13
• Frozen pipes at east Edmonton school force students to a different location

  Edmonton was still under an extreme cold warning as of Monday morning.

  Education

  Feb 10
• Edmonton council mulls towing program for vehicles not moved during parking bans

  Edmonton has had parking bans after big snowfalls for years and councillor Andrew Knack said between all the ways to be notified, there's no excuse for vehicles to not be moved.

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  Feb 6
• ‘It’s horrible’: Apartment without heat for days during Calgary cold snap, tenant says

  Michelle Bradley, who lives in an apartment building owned by Mainstreet in northwest Calgary, says she first complained about not having enough heat in her home on Jan. 20.

  Weather

  Feb 5
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• Dozens of animals rescued from central Alberta as cold weather hits

  The recent stretch of frigid temperatures hitting Alberta is making it difficult for not only people to stay warm, but animals as well.

  Weather

  Feb 4
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• Extreme cold warnings blanket much of Alberta with wind chill near -50

  Environment Canada has issued extreme cold warnings for much of Alberta, with the wind chill in some areas expected to dip to near -50 early in the week.

  Traffic

  Feb 3
• Crashes abound as poor road conditions reported across Alberta

  A snowfall warning was in effect Thursday for a swatch of western Alberta between Edmonton and the Rockies, in an area where at least two big collisions were reported.

  Traffic

  Jan 30
• Alberta’s January weather roller-coaster continues as cold comes for much of province

  A winter of up-and-down temperatures continues in Alberta.

  Weather

  Jan 30