‘Have your winter gear ready’: Snowstorm coming to Saskatchewan
Global News
Travel conditions around the province are expected to be poor with a system of rain, snow and high winds sweeping across the province this week.
If you just packed your winter gear into the back of your closet for the spring, start digging it back out again. A major snow system is expected to hit the province this week, bringing high winds, rain and heaps of snow.
Environment Canada has released a special weather statement for most of the southern half of the province, saying a mix of rain and heavy snow will be arriving, but forecasting this storm has been challenging.
“Because it has been quite warm and the source of the moisture that is coming in is warmer, the snow is expected to be quite wet,” said Terri Lang with Environment Canada. “It is going to be hard to figure out what the accumulations will be just because some of it will melt and some of it will be mixed with rain.”
Global News meteorologist Peter Quinlan said Regina will see rain to start the day Tuesday, which will very quickly turn to snow before it moves on to Saskatoon around midday.
Heavy, wet snow is expected for the full day on Wednesday and won’t back off until Thursday morning, potentially dropping up to 20 centimetres of snow.
Surrounding areas to the south and west towards Estevan and Moosomin might see snowfalls in the 30-to-40-centimetre range.
Winds in the south will range from 35 to 80 kilometres an hour at the peak near the U.S. border.
Rains are predicted to follow for the remainder of the week, bringing icy travel conditions as temperatures hover around 0 C.
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