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Edmonton Weather

Observed at: Edmonton Int'l Airport 9:00 PM MST Sunday 10 November 2024
Condition: Mostly Cloudy
Temperature: -0.5�C
Pressure: 101.4 kPa falling
Visibility: 32 km
Humidity: 99 %
Wind Chill: -6
Dewpoint: -0.7�C
Wind: SE 24 km/h
Air Quality Health Index: 2
]]> Courtesy of Environment Canada

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This website provides a real-time monitor of geomagnetic activity in the Edmonton area (though larger activity can be seen Alberta-wide). Join over 100,000 people using our free email alert service to know if there may be aurora visible tonight.� The current probability of witnessing an aurora tonight is:

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GOOD WEEKEND FOR AURORA

This weekend (Oct 4th–6th, 2024) should be a very good weekend for aurora spotting. 2 CMEs are in bound and will arrive on Oct 4 and Oct 6. This will likely result in some pretty impressive aurora at our latitude, if the clouds are willing.
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Best Chance to See Aurora for ages!

This weekend (May 11–12, 2024) has the potential to be the best chance for us to view the Aurora for many years. This week a huge sunspot cluster has been very active and has generated multiple coronal mass ejections. All these ejected particles will start interacting with the Earth's magnetic field this weekend, leading to (potentially) the best chance to witness the Aurora for years. And the weather should be fine. And the mosquitoes are not out yet! And it should get dark at a reasonable hour!