Colder weather and more snow for Northern Alberta, and B.C.

Temps are predicted to drop to between -35 & -38, with Thursday and Friday seeing a high risk of frostbite in some regions.

Environment Canada notes much of the Alberta Peace Region north of Edmonton is expected to see between 15 cm and as much as 30cm of snow early in the week.

The conditions will reach both eastern and western borders of the province – including Grande Prairie and into B.C. Heavy rain and snow showers are expected. Environment Canada said to expect and prepare for strong northwest winds up to 90 km/h in some locations.

“Travel will likely be challenging. Visibility will likely be reduced at times. Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Allow extra time for travel.”

Climatologist Judah Cohen said on social media platform X in November a sub-seasonal AI model predicted “the most expansive region of most likely extreme cold on earth stretches from the Canadian Plains to the U.S. East Coast” by mid December.

“I’m not predicting that (in the) U.S. and Canada – which is much colder – it’s going to be colder than Siberia in the next few weeks, or colder than Greenland or Antarctica,” Cohen explained. “But relative to normal, it is the most extreme,” Cohen told CTV News last week. He said “below normal temperatures” are expected to build in Western Canada, moving across the nation, and into the U.S.