White Christmas a certainty

Tonight will have periods of light snow overnight with a low of -24C (-11F)

Friday will be sunny and clear with a high of -14 (7) and a low of -23 (-9).

Saturday will see more sun with a high of -11 (12). With a chance of overnight flurries and a low of -14 (7)

Christmas Day visiting should be pleasant with a high of -1 (30) and cloudy conditions.

In the extended forecast, Sunday will bring a mix of sun and cloud with a chance of flurries during the day with partly cloudy skies and a chance of flurries overnight with a high of -9 (16) and a low of -10 (14).

There will be warming into Christmas week according to Environment Canada but not on the plus side of the mercury. The on Christmas Eve Tuesday looks to be -4 (24) with a low of -5 (23)

The record high for today is 6 (43) set in 1923 and the record low is -41 (-41) set in 1955.

Sunset today is at 4:20 p.m. and sunrise tomorrow is at 8:03 a.m.