Edmonton weather: Sunny today, shower risk returns this weekend

An aerial image of Edmonton's river valley, taken over downtown on June 17, 2025. (Cam Wiebe / CTV News Edmonton)

Sunny with a few clouds in the Edmonton region and across much of central and north-central Alberta today.

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There might be some showers and thunderstorms in the High Level region today, but most of the province is in for a quieter day.

That’ll change over the weekend as the risk of showers and thunderstorms returns.

We’re expecting some storms to fire up in western Alberta Saturday afternoon, with the potential for some severe storms.

Those will track eastwards through the evening, bringing a chance of thunderstorms to the Edmonton area somewhere in the 7 to 10 p.m. range.

As an area of low pressure develops over central Alberta, there’s a good chance of some steadier rain overnight Saturday and through the first half of the day Sunday.

Rainfall totals don’t look overly impressive. But, most areas from around Wetaskiwin north to Slave Lake can expect some showers or periods of rain Saturday night and early Sunday.

I think the rain tapers off by midday Sunday in the Edmonton region and we’ll probably see some sunny breaks in the afternoon.

East-central and northeastern Alberta get shower and possibly a few thunderstorms through Sunday afternoon.

Sunshine and heat are back next week.

Temperatures will top out around 20 C in Edmonton today. We’ll be two or threee degrees warmer Saturday...then back in the 18-20 C range for Sunday.

But, it looks like we’ll get to the mid 20s Monday and near 30 C for Tuesday/Wednesday of next week.

Here’s the forecast for Edmonton and area:

Today - Sunny with a few clouds. Breezy.

High: 21

Tonight - A few clouds.

9pm: 17

Saturday - Mix of sun & cloud. 40% chance of a shower or thunderstorm in the evening.

Morning Low: 11

Afternoon High: 23

60% chance of showers overnight.

Sunday - 60% chance of showers in the morning. Sunny breaks in the afternoon.

Morning Low: 13

Afternoon High: 19

Monday - Mainly sunny.

Morning Low: 12

Afternoon High: 24

Tuesday - Mainly sunny.

Morning Low: 15

Afternoon High: 29

Wednesday - Partly cloudy. 30% chance of a late-day shower/thunderstorm.

Morning Low: 16

Afternoon High: 31