Edmonton weather: Warm and (mostly) dry

Warmer today... even warmer tomorrow and Friday! Cory Edel has your April 23, 2025, forecast.

After three straight days with highs below 13 C in Edmonton, we’ll return to the teens this afternoon, kicking off a lengthy string of days in the teens or low 20s.

• The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App

There’s a chance of a few spotty showers in the area late this afternoon/early evening, but most of the city will stay dry.

It’s been a dry month so far.

We’ve had just 4 mm of precipitation measured at Edmonton International Airport (the Blatchford weather station is unreliable for precipitation stats).

That’s WAY below the long-term average of 30 mm for the month of April. That said, it continues a long string of drier-than-average Aprils. This would be the fifth-consecutive April with below-average precipitation.

After today’s slight chance, there’s a chance of some scattered showers late Saturday night/early Sunday morning. Again, that doesn’t look like it has the potential to produce a significant amount of moisture.

Elsewhere, Sunday could be a wet one for parts of northeastern Alberta and through western Alberta. Areas around and north of Fort McMurray have a chance of some snow Sunday.

I’ll have more on that later in the week as the system develops.

Temperature-wise... we’re at the front end of a warming trend.

Edmonton gets to the 14 C range today and then up around 17 C Thursday under sunny skies.

Friday/Saturday hit highs around 20 C.

We’ll be back to the mid-teens Sunday/Monday.

Here’s the forecast for Edmonton and area:

Today - Mix of sun & cloud. 30% chance of a scattered shower late in the afternoon.

High: 14

Tonight - Slight chance of a scattered shower early. Clearing overnight.

9pm: 9

Thursday - Mainly sunny.

Morning Low: 1

Afternoon High: 17

Friday - Mainly sunny. Windy.

Morning Low: 5

Afternoon High: 19

Saturday - Partly cloudy.

Morning Low: 6

Afternoon High: 21

30% chance of a shower overnight or early Sunday morning.

Sunday - Mostly cloudy.

Morning Low: 6

Afternoon High: 16

Monday - Mainly sunny.

Morning Low: 2

Afternoon High: 14