Prepare for a significant dump of heavy snow Wednesday.
An area of low pressure moving in from the west will dump 10 to 15 centimetres of snow on areas from Grande Prairie and Hinton southeast through the Edmonton region and eastern Alberta from Lloydminster to the Medicine Hat region.
That snow will start early Wednesday morning in Edmonton and continue through the day.
Most of the snow will fall in the first half of the day, and it will taper off gradually through the afternoon and early evening.
Both the morning and evening commutes will likely be affected, so give yourself some extra time. Although the wind isn’t expected to be much stronger than 15 km/h, blowing snow could be an issue on highways throughout the day.
An extreme cold warning was put in place for parts of Alberta on Dec. 17, 2024. (Josh Classen/CTV News Edmonton) There’s also …