Brace yourself, Alberta: 10-15 cm of snow expected as extreme cold cloaks the province [Video]

‘Twas the week before Christmas and all throughout the city, snowplows were preparing to make roads passable and gritty.

A swath of Alberta already experiencing frigid temperatures (prompting extreme cold warnings in some rural areas) will also be hit with a double-whammy blast of snow.

A storm system moving in from B.C. is expected to dump 10 to 15 cm of snow overnight.

“A low will move in from British Columbia, which originated over the Pacific Ocean,” explained Global News weather specialist Phil Darlington.

“For our neighbouring province to the west, it will bring heavy rain, freezing rain and lots of snow — however, don’t think it is done doling out the moisture just because it has reached the Rockies.”

A snowfall warning has been issued by Environment Canada for a wide swath of Alberta, starting with the Grande Prairie and Hinton regions in the west, stretching across the province — including the City of Edmonton — to the eastern border with Saskatchewan.