Extreme cold warning in the forecast:
The coldest wind chill values will be near minus 40.
Under mainly clear skies, extreme cold wind chills are expected to redevelop again tonight for parts of central Alberta. These extreme values will moderate somewhat late Wednesday morning.
Extreme cold puts everyone at risk.
Watch for cold related symptoms: shortness of breath, chest pain, muscle pain and weakness, numbness and colour change in fingers and toes.
If it's too cold for you to stay outside, it's too cold for your pet to stay outside.
Extreme cold warnings are issued when very cold temperatures or wind chill creates an elevated risk to health such as frost bite and hypothermia.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #ABStorm.
Wednesday’s daytime high of -19 C will feel like -40 C in the morning and -26 C in the afternoon, as a result of winds up to 15 km/h. St. Albert is expecting sunny skies
Frostbite can occur within minutes.
Clear skies overnight, with an overnight low of -25 C. Wind chill will make temperatures feel like -33 C overnight.
The St. Albert Gazette is looking for photos of the latest weather conditions in St. Albert and Sturgeon County.
