Monday is expected to be the warmest day of the week in the Edmonton area, with a mix of sun and cloud and an afternoon high of 18 C. A low-pressure system moving into northern Alberta is expected to bring showers to northern parts of the province tonight and early Tuesday, with scattered showers possible around Edmonton and Red Deer overnight or early Tuesday morning. No significant rainfall is expected.

Wind will be the main feature on Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday’s forecast calls for west-northwest winds of 20 to 30 km/h, with afternoon gusts around 50 km/h; gusts of 30 to 40 km/h are expected Wednesday, when winds are forecast from the west at 20 km/h. Daytime highs are expected to fall to 15 C Tuesday and 14 C Wednesday, close to the late-September seasonal average.

For Edmonton, tonight is forecast to be mostly cloudy, with a 30 per cent chance of a shower after midnight and a temperature of 12 C at 9 p.m. Tuesday has a 30 per cent chance of a morning shower before partly cloudy conditions develop; the morning low is 8 C. Wednesday is expected to be mainly sunny, with a morning low of 3 C.

The forecast calls for mainly sunny skies Thursday, with a low of 0 C and a high of 15 C. Friday is expected to bring a mix of sun and cloud, a 30 per cent chance of an evening shower, a low of -1 C and a high of 14 C. Saturday is forecast to be partly cloudy, with a low of 4 C and a high of 16 C.

The long-range outlook points to a warm spell next week, with highs projected in the upper teens and possibly reaching 20 C once or twice. Several more mornings could bring frost risk, particularly late this week, but the outlook suggests warm weather may return.

Based on reporting by CTV News Edmonton.