Edmonton residents woke up Friday morning to a downpour, while Albertans living in the foothills were dealing with the white stuff.
Environment Canada issued snowfall warnings early Friday morning, saying 15 to 25 centimetres was expected in the following areas:
Whitecourt – Edson – Fox Creek – Swan HillsHinton – Grande CacheGrande Prairie – Beaverlodge – ValleyviewPeace River – Fairview – High Prairie – Manning
Photos from the Fox Creek, Edson and Drayton Valley areas show several inches of snow fell overnight, coating patio furniture and weighing down trees.
Snow in Fox Creek, Alta. on Friday, May 20, 2016.
Courtesy: Elaine Colliou Kozdrowski
Snow in Deadwood, Alta. on Friday, May 20, 2016.
Courtesy: Shelly Lemon
Snow in Deadwood, Alta. on Friday, May 20, 2016.
Courtesy: Cleo Pawluski
Snow in Ridgevalley, Alta. on Friday, May 20, 2016.
Courtesy: Cortney Lunde
Snow in Ridgevalley, Alta. on Friday, May 20, 2016.
Courtesy: Cortney Lunde
Snow in Ridgevalley, Alta. on Friday, May 20, 2016.
Courtesy: Cortney Lunde
Snow in Ridgevalley, Alta. on Friday, May 20, 2016.
Courtesy: Cortney Lunde
Snow in Ridgevalley, Alta. on Friday, May 20, 2016.
Courtesy: Cortney Lunde
Snow in Grande Prairie, Alta on Friday, May 20, 2016.
Courtesy: Elly Petit
Snow in High Level on Friday, May 20, 2016.
Courtesy: Karen Holditch
Snow in Alhambra, a hamlet about 15 minutes east of Rocky Mountain House, on Friday, May 20, 2016.
Courtesy: Kelly Hiitola
Snow in Edson, Alta on Friday, May 20, 2016.
Courtesy: Robin Mackay
Snow in Shiningbank, Alta. on Friday, May 20, 2016.
Courtesy: Mark Lindenbach
Snow in Fox Creek, Alta. on Friday, May 20, 2016.
Courtesy: Shirley Burnett
Snow in Fox Creek, Alta. on Friday, May 20, 2016.
Courtesy: Tania Welch-Fawcett
Snow in Fox Creek, Alta. on Friday, May 20, 2016.
Courtesy: Tania Welch-Fawcett
Snow in Drayton Valley, Alta on Friday, May 20, 2016.
Courtesy: Jaclyn Joshua Yanchycki
Snow in Dawson Creek, B.C., just west of the Alberta-British Columbia border on Friday, May 20, 2016.
Courtesy: Blake Wilson
The heavy snow mixed with rain is expected to begin to taper off early Friday afternoon.
It wasn’t cold enough in Edmonton for snow, but about five to 10 millimeters of rain was expected, along with wind gusts of up to 40 km/h. More rain and wind is expected on Saturday and Sunday.
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