Edmonton weather: Bundle up! A wind chill blast of -40 to -45 to start the week

A look at Monday’s Edmonton weather from Environment Canada.

It’s currently -29 C at the Edmonton Blatchford weather station with 4 km/h winds from the southwest blowing in with a windchill of -33.

As of 4:17 a.m. Environment Canada issued an extreme cold warning for Edmonton, St. Albert and Sherwood Park.

The warning states there will be a period of very cold wind chill is expected between -40 and -45 throughout Monday morning.

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The wind chill will moderate by Monday afternoon, but the extreme cold wind chill will return Monday night in some areas.

The extreme cold temperatures puts everyone at risk, and is a greater risk for young children, adults and people with chronic illness, or people who work outdoors.

Make sure to cover up and wear several layers, because frostbite can occur within minutes on exposed skin, especially with high wind chills.

If you’re a pet owner, please ensure your dogs and cats don’t stay outside in this weather.

As Edmonton continues to face extremely cold temperatures, the city’s extreme weather response remains active until Feb. 15.

Monday’s forecast is expected to reach a high of -15 C with some sunshine and will drop to -18 C on Monday evening with a 60 per cent chance of snow.

It’s time to bundle up, as all week it looks like we will have a mix of sun, cloud and snow, and it will get very cold overnight.

Edmonton forecast

Monday: Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -15 C with a wind chill of -38 this morning and -21 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low.

Tonight: A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness late this evening then 60 per cent chance of flurries overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -18 C with windchill making it feel like -24.

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Tuesday: A mix of sun and cloud with 60 per cent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Temperature falling to -22 C in the afternoon and wind chill making it feel near -26. UV index 1 or low.

Sunrise: 8:03 a.m.

Sunset: 5:34 p.m.

Normals:

Max: -4 C

Min: -13 C

Sunday’s temperature

High: –14.1 C

Low: -25.3 C

Precipitation: 0.0 mm

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