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It's winter again in Edmonton, for now

A snowfall warning was in effect for parts of west and central Alberta including Spruce Grove, Westlock, Whitecourt and surrounding areas. Edmonton is expected to get five to 10 centimetres of snow on Saturday with a low of 15.

Environment Canada places snowfall warning on west and central Alberta

Edmonton is expected to get five to 10 centimetres of snow on Saturday. (Zoe Todd/CBC)

Edmontonians who'vebeen missing the snow over the past several weeks of warmer winter weather may have woken up smiling on Saturday as the flurries started to come down.

Edmonton is expected to get five to 10 centimetres of snow by the afternoon with winds gusting up to 50 kilometres an hour, according to Environment Canada. The temperature is projected to fall to 15 C by Saturday afternoon and 21 C by the evening.

Between the years 1996 and 2016 in Edmonton, 2011 holds the record for most snowfall onMarch 4 with 47 centimetres.

The early March flurries come a few weeks after Edmonton broke a 100-year temperature record of 15.4 C on Feb. 15.