Environment Canada believes a rain storm that tracked through Edmonton earlier this week is the main culprit for much of the wind the city has been experiencing.
WATCH: Here's Phil Darlington's Wednesday, June 5, 2024, evening weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.The record average for the same period was set in 2001 when average wind speeds sat around 18 km/h, with gusts close to 45 km/h.
The storm, which caused a high-pressure ridge to build in B.C., is the main culprit for much of the wind the city has experienced this week, she said.“That storm system — the low-pressure system — is still sitting in Saskatchewan, kind of catching central and eastern Alberta right in the middle,” she said Thursday.“ means we have a really large pressure gradient through this area, which means we have clear skies, but it’s relatively windy.
Historical records, which date back to 1944, measure average wind speeds at 16 km/h and average wind gusts at 34 km/h.Remote Amazon tribe hooked on the internet, thanks to Elon Musk’s Starlink Pederson said the higher winds are more noticeable this year because Edmonton didn’t experience strong winds over the last two years.
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