Edmonton weather for Nov. 11: Breezy, but warm [Video]

This is shaping up to be one of the warmest Remembrance Days in the past decade, at least, for temperatures.

Edmonton should get to the 7 or 8 C range this afternoon. But, it’ll stay cloudy through the day and the wind will be a bit of a factor.

In the past 10 years, Edmonton has been above 0 C five times on Nov. 11, including a high of 8 C last year.

Remembrance Day high temperatures:

• 2023: 7.8 C
• 2022: -3.8 C
• 2021: 3.6 C
• 2020: -7.4 C
• 2019: -5.3 C
• 2018: -3.3 C
• 2017: 1.9 C
• 2016: 11.1 C
• 2015: 5.3 C
• 2014: -12.0 C

We have a big area of low pressure off the west coast that’s kicking in the “warm” southerly flow and shoving clouds across the province.

There’s a slight risk of a spotty shower (more like a sprinkle, if anything) in the Edmonton area this evening.

Northern Alberta has a much better chance of …