Edmonton weather: Warm, with a late-day storm risk

CTV Edmonton's Cory Edel's forecast shows some rain is possible this week, despite it being warmer.

Temperatures climbed back into the mid 20s on the Edmonton region Sunday afternoon and we’ll see daytime highs in the mid 20s again today and Tuesday.

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Some cooler air will move in for Wednesday/Thursday as daytime highs drop back to around 20 C.

It’s shaping up to be a fairly active day for thunderstorms and potentially severe thunderstorms across central and north-central Alberta.

As always, most areas will not get hit with a severe storm. But, areas that DO get hit could see torrential downpours, large hail and there’s a tornado risk (primarily in east-central Alberta).

For the Edmonton area, the highest risk will be in the 5-9 p.m. window.

But, we’ll have to wait until this afternoon to see where exactly the storms are going to pop up.

In other words: Stay tuned and pay attention to any severe weather alerts that get issued throughout the day.

Both Tuesday and Wednesday as have a chance of late-day thunderstorms.

Then... the pattern settles down for the end of the week and we should get some sunshine to close the week with daytime highs rising back into the low to mid 20s for Friday and the weekend.

Here’s the forecast for Edmonton and area:

Today - Partly cloudy. 40% chance of a late-day thunderstorm.

High: 25

Tonight - 40% chance of a thunderstorm early this evening. Partly cloudy overnight.

9pm: 20

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

Morning Low: 12

Afternoon High: 26

Wednesday - Mix of sun & cloud. 40% chance of a late-day shower/thunderstorm.

Morning Low: 13

Afternoon High: 21

Thursday - Partly cloudy.

Morning Low: 11

Afternoon High: 20

Friday - Mainly sunny.

Morning Low: 10

Afternoon High: 23

Saturday - Mainly sunny.

Morning Low: 12

Afternoon High: 25