Warming trends begins, but keep an eye on Sunday

Snow covers Victoria Golf Course in Edmonton on March 23, 2026. (Sean McClune / CTV News Edmonton)

The “spring swings” are here and they’re taking over for the next couple of weeks.

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We didn’t see much of that pattern last April, but most Aprils are typified by big swings in temperature and weather conditions.

We get a few days of warmth, then a cool down (often with snow), then another push of warm air followed by another drop in temperature.

Hate it or love it (and it seems like almost everyone is hating it this year), the weather we’ve been having is far from unusual.

April started with two cooler-than-average days. Then, we hit back-to-back highs of 8 C (average). Now we’re coming out of a three-day cool spell.

Temperatures will climb to the 5 to 7 C range in Edmonton this afternoon and we get some sunny breaks today.

Then... a chance of some scattered light showers in the area late this afternoon/early this evening.

Sunnier conditions for Thursday/Friday as the warming trend continues. There’s a chance we get to 10 C on Thursday, but I think we’ll probably stay just short of that.

Afternoon highs Friday and Saturday jump into the 10-15 C range.

BUT...that big warm-up sets the table for another possible snowstorm Sunday. There’s still a fair amount of uncertainty with the setup for Edmonton and areas south. This could be more of a rain event than a snow event.

However, there’s the potential for a blast of heavier snow across parts of north-central and northern Alberta on Sunday and I can’t rule out the possibility that we’ll get hit with snow in the Edmonton region.

At the very least, we’ll cool off for a day or two.

So...keep an eye on Sunday.

Looking ahead to next week, could be the same pattern. Warming up for a day or two and then another blast of cooler air and a chance for snow to close out the week.

Gotta love those spring swings.

Here’s the forecast for Edmonton and area:

Today - Mostly cloudy with a few sunny breaks. 30% chance of a shower late this afternoon.

High: 6

Tonight - Clearing overnight.

9pm: -1

Thursday - Partly cloudy.

Morning Low: -3

Afternoon High: 8

Friday - Partly cloudy.

Morning Low: -2

Afternoon High: 14

Saturday - Mostly cloudy. 30% chance of evening rain/snow.

Morning Low: 2

Afternoon High: 14

Sunday - Cloudy. 60% chance of rain and/or snow.

Morning Low: 0

Afternoon High: 5

Monday - Mix of sun & cloud.

Morning Low: -2

Afternoon High: 9