Jasper is under an Extreme Cold Warning and two days this month have been the coldest recorded by Environment Canada.
Yesterday, January 13, hit -40.8 degrees celsius, the lowest temperature since at least 1995, when Environment Canada registers from.
And this morning at 9 a.m. it was -44.8 degrees celsius in Jasper with a wind chill of -52C. The previous coldest January 14 was in 2005 at -35.7C.
The coldest temperature ever recorded in Jasper was −47.2C (−53F) on January 24, 1916.
Today will be mainly sunny with a wind of up to 15 kilometres per hour. The high will be -29C with a windchill of -52C this morning and -34C this afternoon.
Environment Canada warned that frostbite can set in in minutes today.
Tonight there will be a few clouds with a low of -35C and a windchill of near -40C.
Tomorrow, Wednesday January 15, will see a mix of sun and cloud, becoming cloudy in the afternoon with a 30 per cent chance of flurries in the late afternoon.
The high tomorrow will be -27C with a wind chill of -41C in the morning and -32C in the afternoon - with another warning of frostbite in minutes.
Overnight will see periods of snow and a low of minus 34.
On Thursday, January 16, there will be a mix of sun and cloud with a high of -27C. Overnight will be cloudy with a 60 per cent chance of flurries and a high of -20C.
On Friday, January 17, there will be a mix of sun and cloud with 60 per cent chance of flurries and a high of -20C. Overnight cloudiness will increase and the low will be -23C.
Saturday, January 18, will be cloudy with a 60 per cent chance of flurries and a high of -20C. Overnight will be cloudy with a 40 per cent chance of flurries and a low of -17C.
Sunday will be cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of flurries and a high of -2C, and overnight will be cloudy with a low of -10C.
