If you\u2019ve spent enough time in Edmonton, you know better than to trust a warm spell in early spring.<\/p>\n
Just as everything comes close to thawing for good, winter turns right back around to remind us who\u2019s in charge.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a lesson one newcomer is learning the hard way after last week\u2019s stretch of warm weather lulled them into believing spring might finally be on its way, only for the temperature to once again plummet.<\/p>\n
In a post to Reddit, they asked a question many Edmontonians have heard before.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen does the snow stop?\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot complaining. Just curious when it usually stops snowing. Got fooled by the 17\u00b0C a few weeks ago. And when do you all normally take your winter tires off?\u201d<\/p>\n
Residents were quick to respond, with the post receiving hundreds of comments.<\/p>\n
\u201cJuly is usually snow-free,\u201d one joked<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt always snows May Long Weekend somewhere in Alberta. It\u2019s an Albertan Rule,\u201d stated one resident<\/a>.<\/p>\n Another commented<\/a>, \u201cI see you were fooled by False Spring. There\u2019s usually two or three of those each year.\u201d<\/p>\n Others gave more practical advice.<\/p>\n \u201cApril 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,\u201d someone explained<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cMay storms often break tree branches because the trees have leaves (more surface area) and the snow is sticky. It almost never snows in June.\u201d<\/p>\n Another gave gardening advice<\/a>, saying, \u201cMay long is a usual \u2018safe\u2019 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.\u201d<\/p>\n Edmonton Newbie \u2013 when does the snow stop?<\/a>
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