Edmonton weather: Temperatures peaking above 0 C in the coming days

Cory Edel's forecast shows some melting in Edmonton on Thursday.

After a few stops and starts to the warming trend, it should really kick in over the coming days.

We’ve had highs of -9 C on Monday, 0 C on Tuesday, and -5 C on Wednesday in Edmonton.

We’ll be back to around the freezing mark today with temperatures expected to poke just slightly above 0 C this afternoon.

Up next...highs in the 2 to 6 C range for Friday, the weekend and early next week.

The long-range outlook has the potential for daytime highs to hit the 4 to 8 C range mid next week and the entire first week of February looks like it’ll have afternoon highs above 0 C.

It’s likely that we’ll see some cooler air drop back in somewhere around the 9th or 10th of February - but there’s still a fair amount of uncertainty with just how much of cool down we might be in for.

The warmer air will flood right across the province starting today as northeast and east-central Alberta see temperatures back around average for the first time in a little over a week.

An area of low pressure will move across northern Alberta on Friday.

That system will bring some showers and freezing rain the Peace Country Friday morning and heavier snow further north near High Level.

MOST of the precipitation stays in northern Alberta and the northeast corner of the province gets a risk of freezing rain in the evening/overnight.

For the Edmonton region and surrounding areas, there’s a chance of precipitation in the early evening hours of Friday.

Surface temperatures look like they’ll be hovering around 0 C Friday night into Saturday morning. So, it’ll probably just be showers instead of actual freezing rain.

BUT...watch for slick roads and sidewalks, especially Saturday morning.

AND...if you have travel plans that put you on highways in northern Alberta, check conditions before heading out as roads may be a lot icier Friday night and early Saturday.

Here’s the forecast for Edmonton and area:

Today - Partly cloudy.

High: 1

Tonight - Cloudy periods.

9pm: -3

Friday - Mix of sun & cloud. 40% chance of evening showers, slight risk of freezing rain overnight.

Morning Low: -7

Afternoon High: 3

Saturday - Morning clouds, then Partly cloudy. Wind: W 15 gusting to 30 km/h.

Morning Low: 0

Afternoon High: 5

Sunday - Mix of sun & cloud.

Morning Low: -7

Afternoon High: 2

Monday - Mostly cloudy.

Morning Low: -4

Afternoon High: 4

Tuesday - Partly cloudy.

Morning Low: -6

Afternoon High: 4