Alberta highways: Slippery east-central conditions as rain, snow falls [Video]

Freezing rain, snow and plummeting temperatures on Sunday in east-central Alberta are making road conditions slippery.

While Edmonton saw the mercury hover around the freezing point midday Sunday after rain and snow fell most of the morning, drivers on highways east of the Alberta capital are enduring conditions that grow more slick as they travel into Saskatchewan.

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Rain, freezing rain and snow fell on communities along Highway 16 overnight and Sunday morning.

According to the province’s 511 Alberta traffic information site over the noon hour, several east-west highways immediately east of Edmonton are mostly snow covered to the Saskatchewan border, including highways 16, 14 and 45.

Road conditions on central Alberta highways during the noon hour on Dec. 8, 2024. (Credit: Alberta 511)Lloydminster is under a winter storm warning, with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) saying five to 10 …