Edmonton Weather: Not Sure I Buy the Forecast, But I Like It

Liam adam2022-10-13

Currently, it is 2°C at the Edmonton Blatchford weather station with winds of 4 km/h from the southwest.

Call me a skeptic but a daytime high of 23C on Oct 13, seriously? I’m not sure I believe it.

I mean, I’m glad I’m wrong. Glad actually.

To be clear, I’m not, and never have been a meteorologist, so don’t take my word for it. It’s just my intuition. It sounds too good to be true, and you know what they say about things that seem too good to be true.

In 1964, today’s record was set at 26.7°C. The record for the month was set in 1945, on October 14, when temperatures reached 28.7°C.

I see that 28°C in the forecast for next week and I can’t help but think we’re living in a weird world.

apelech@postmedia.com

Today’s forecast

Today: Sunny. High 23. UV index 2 or low.

This evening: Clear. Becoming partly cloudy overnight. Bottom 11.

Tomorrow: A mixture of sun and clouds. Wind becoming northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 near noon. High 18. UV index 2 or low.

Sunrise: 7:57

Sunset: 6:43 p.m.

Normals:

Max: 11C

Minimum: 0C

Yesterday

Max: 13.7 VS

Minimum: 4.8 VS

Precipitation: 0.0 millimeter

That Day (1996-2020)

Highest temperature: 20.2 C in 2004

Lowest temperature: -8.1 C in 1997

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Liam adam2022-10-13