Winter storm blasting south across Alberta today

Snow squalls have moved south of the Edmonton area as of 4pm and conditions will gradually improve through the rest of the late afternoon and evening. The snow squall warning that was in place for the city has been downgraded to a snow squall watch as there remains the slight potential for one more brief blast of snow & wind before 6pm.

• Hourly and 7-day forecast on our CTVNewsEdmonton.ca weather hub

The worst conditions are now south of the city where Snow Squall WARNINGs have been issued. These brief, but intense bands of snow and gusty wind are reducing visibility to near zero in some spots and will continue to push southeast through the afternoon and evening.

Elsewhere - Heavier snow (10-30cm) is likely by late Friday in the Snowfall Warning zones in western Alberta (and along the Icefield Parkway).