Edmonton weather: Sunny breaks and breezy; gusty and increasing smoke Saturday

An aerial image of Edmonton's downtown skyline and North Saskatchewan River valley on June 6, 2025. (Cam Wiebe / CTV News Edmonton)

Mostly cloudy with a few scattered light showers in the Edmonton region early this morning. We’ll get some sunny breaks later in the morning and through the afternoon.

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Temperatures stayed in the teens through the overnight and we’ll get into the low 20s this afternoon.

Wind is expected to pick up through the day with gusts around 40 km/h midday and this afternoon.

Breezy conditions continue tonight and then the wind picks up even more for Saturday. Northwesterlies at 30 km/h gusting to around 50 km/h will draw some wildfire smoke into the Edmonton area by Saturday afternoon.

Based on smoke modelling, we’re probably looking at Air Quality Health Index readings in the moderate to high risk range for late Saturday.

With the wind easing for Sunday, that smoke could linger over the Edmonton region right through the weekend.

The smoke forecast for Monday is less certain.

We’ll be around 20 C for a high on Saturday, then jumping into the mid 20s for Sunday-Tuesday.

No significant precipitation expected for the Edmonton area this weekend and early next week.

Here’s the forecast for Edmonton and area:

Today - A few showers early this morning. Mix of sun & cloud this afternoon.

Wind becoming NW 20 gusting to 40 km/h

High: 23

Tonight - Cloudy periods. Breezy.

9pm: 20

Saturday - Partly cloudy. Windy. NW 30 gusting to 50 km/h.

Increasing wildfire smoke through the day.

Air Quality Health Index - Low Risk in the morning, then Moderate to High Risk range in the afternoon and evening.

Morning Low: 11

Afternoon High: 21

Sunday - Sunny & hazy due to wildfire smoke. Light wind.

Air Quality Health Index in the Moderate to High Risk range through the day.

Morning Low: 10

Afternoon High: 24

Monday - Mainly sunny.

Morning Low: 14

Afternoon High: 26

Tuesday - Partly cloudy.

Morning Low: 12

Afternoon High: 25

Wednesday - Mix of sun & cloud. 30% chance of late-day showers.

Morning Low: 13

Afternoon High: 23