Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Outdoor Concerts Environmental Intelligence

Live severe-weather watch (updates every minute — independent of the rest of this report, which refreshes every 30 min)

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✓ No active Environment Canada weather alerts for the venue.

Reflects the single most severe hazard below (e.g. wind, heat, air quality) — not a blended average of all of them.

Current AQHI2.0Edmonton Lendrum

Temperature12.4°C

Feels like11.9°C

Wind4.6 km/hfrom NW

Gust9.0 km/h

Air QualityLOW2.0 AQHIsteady since last update

HeatLOW13.9 °C apparent/humidex▼ -0.2 °C apparent/humidex since last update

WindLOW17.3 km/h peak guststeady since last update

PrecipitationLOW1% chance · up to 0.0 mm/h within the hoursteady since last update

ThunderstormLOW— first forecast signal

AQHI Rate of ChangeLOW0.0 AQHI change/hour

Wind ShearLOW15.4 ° direction diff (10m vs 120m)steady since last update

At Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Outdoor Concert, temperature is 12.4°C and feels near 11.9°C. Winds are 5 km/h from NW, gusting near 9 km/h.
The nearest current AQHI is 2 at Edmonton Lendrum, 3.5 km from the venue.
The official Government of Alberta AQHI for Edmonton is 2 (forecast tonight: 2, tomorrow: 3).
A gridded AQHI estimate blending official and community sensors (confidence: High, nearest contributing point 4.0 km away) puts the area near 1.
The nearest air monitoring station (Edmonton Lendrum, 3.5 km) reports fine particulate matter (PM2.5) at 4.7 µg/m³.
A nearby community sensor ('ACA_LaurierHeightsCL', 1.8 km) reads 7.2 µg/m³ PM2.5.
Back-trajectory modeling (HRDPS wind fields, 6 h lookback) indicates the air currently at the venue traveled from the vicinity of a point 25.4 km to the NW, i.e. arriving from the NW.
The nearest active fire detection (NASA FIRMS – VIIRS, last 2026-09-07) is 76.1 km NW of the venue. This fire is roughly upwind of the venue, so smoke transport toward the site is plausible.
The AQHI forecast for Tue 2:00 AM is 2, based on Edmonton Lendrum, 3.5 km from the venue.
Overall operational environmental risk is LOW.

Environment Canada AQHI guidance — general population: Ideal air quality for outdoor activities.
Environment Canada AQHI guidance — at-risk populations: Enjoy your usual outdoor activities.

Now2.0

Tue 2:00 AM1.5

Official AQHI (Edmonton)2.0Gov't of Alberta · tonight 2 · tmrw 3

Blend estimate1.0confidence High

PM2.5 (station)4.7 µg/m³Edmonton Lendrum · 3.51 km

PM2.5 (community)7.2 µg/m³ACA_LaurierHeightsCL · 1.8 km

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Time	Temp	Precip chance	Gust	Sky (weather model)
Mon 11:00 PM	12.6°C	1%	9.4 km/h	Mainly clear
Tue 12:00 AM	12.2°C	0%	9.4 km/h	Mainly clear
Tue 1:00 AM	11.6°C	0%	11.5 km/h	Clear sky
Tue 2:00 AM	11.6°C	0%	16.2 km/h	Clear sky
Tue 3:00 AM	11.5°C	0%	17.3 km/h	Clear sky
Tue 4:00 AM	11.2°C	0%	17.3 km/h	Clear sky
Tue 5:00 AM	11.0°C	0%	16.6 km/h	Clear sky
Tue 6:00 AM	10.7°C	0%	16.6 km/h	Clear sky
Tue 7:00 AM	10.4°C	0%	15.8 km/h	Clear sky
Tue 8:00 AM	10.9°C	0%	14.4 km/h	Clear sky
Tue 9:00 AM	12.3°C	0%	15.5 km/h	Clear sky
Tue 10:00 AM	14.2°C	0%	16.2 km/h	Clear sky