Colder air returns Thursday, with a blast of snow

The Alberta legislature in central Edmonton is pictured on March 9, 2026. (Sean McClune / CTV News Edmonton)

One more mild day in Edmonton and surrounding area before another shortlived cold spell settles in.

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

Temperatures will climb to 3 or 4 C under partly cloudy skies this afternoon.

We’re starting today in the -7/-8 C range...but by tomorrow, we’ll be in that range for a daytime high.

Mornings will slip into the mid minus teens for Friday-Sunday and afternoon highs will be in the -7 to -10 C range for Thursday-Saturday.

Milder air moves back in Sunday afternoon and highs jump back above 0 C by Monday (and near 10 C by Tuesday/Wednesday of next week).

Snowfall Warnings are in effect for the Icefields Parkway, the southern foothills and the southwest corner of Alberta.

About 15-25 cm of snow is expected starting tonight and ending late Thursday.

We may even see that warning zone expanded further east as areas like Red Deer and Calgary could potentially pick up closer to 15 cm on Thursday.

Closer to Edmonton, 5-10 cm of possible for areas just west and southwest of the city, but Edmonton will be on the edge of the snow.

So...we’ll very likely get SOME snow, but accumulation could be as little as 1 cm or as much as 4-5 cm.

Snow timing is also a bit uncertain for Edmonton. There’s a chance we already have some snow on the ground and still coming down Thursday morning, potentially impacting the morning commute.

Here’s the forecast for Edmonton and area:

Today - Partly cloudy.

High: 3

Tonight - Increasing cloud. 40% chance of snow overnight.

9pm: -4

Thursday - Cloudy with periods of light snow. 1-4cm likely.

Morning Low: -12

Afternoon High: -7

Friday - Morning clouds, then Partly cloudy.

Morning Low: -16

Afternoon High: -9

Saturday - Mostly cloudy. 30% chance of flurries.

Morning Low: -14

Afternoon High: -8

Sunday - Mix of sun & cloud.

Morning Low: -15

Afternoon High: -2

Monday - Mostly cloudy. 30% chance of rain/snow.

Morning Low: -6

Afternoon High: 3