If you’ve spent enough time in Edmonton, you know better than to trust a warm spell in early spring.
Just as everything comes close to thawing for good, winter turns right back around to remind us who’s in charge.
It’s a lesson one newcomer is learning the hard way after last week’s stretch of warm weather lulled them into believing spring might finally be on its way, only for the temperature to once again plummet.
In a post to Reddit, they asked a question many Edmontonians have heard before.
“When does the snow stop?” they wrote.
“Not complaining. Just curious when it usually stops snowing. Got fooled by the 17°C a few weeks ago. And when do you all normally take your winter tires off?”
Residents were quick to respond, with the post receiving hundreds of comments.
“July is usually snow-free,” one joked.
“It always snows May Long Weekend somewhere in Alberta. It’s an Albertan Rule,” stated one resident.
Another commented, “I see you were fooled by False Spring. There’s usually two or three of those each year.”
Others gave more practical advice.
“April is usually mild, and things start to turn green, but expect a little snow that melts in one day. May is generally snow-free, but there is the occasional storm,” someone explained.
“May storms often break tree branches because the trees have leaves (more surface area) and the snow is sticky. It almost never snows in June.”
Another gave gardening advice, saying, “May long is a usual ‘safe’ marker. As someone who gardens, I start my veggies inside a few months before, and put them in the ground over the May long weekend.”
Edmonton Newbie – when does the snow stop?
by
u/onewaycheckvalve in
Edmonton
And for anyone hoping that April might look different, don’t get your hopes up. Environment and Climate Change Canada forecasts another below-average, high-precipitation month for Edmonton, so another spring snowstorm is certainly on the table!