A March snow storm is expected to hit parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba this week thanks to a large low pressure system sweeping across much of Canada. Environment Canada has already issued a special weather statement for the Saskatoon, North Battleford, Lloydminster, Prince Albert, Humboldt, Melfort, Tisdale, Yorkton, and Melville areas where 10 to 15cm of snow could fall.
Environment Canada and the Weather Network are both saying this system will impact Saskatchewan the hardest, particularly along highway 16 and areas north, starting Tuesday night and continuing on Wednesday morning. Regina appears to be relatively unaffected in terms of snowfall, however areas around the Queen City could see rain and freezing rain as part of the system. Precision Weather meteorologists are predicting 2 to 3 centimeters of snow may fall on Regina but will start out as rain Tuesday evening before changing to freezing rain and possibly snow.
According to early weather models from The Weather Network, southwest Saskatchewan will miss the snow and rain, however strong wind gusts are expected on Wednesday with gusts of up to 60km/h or more expected.
It appears Saskatchewan isn’t the only province affected by this low pressure system. Meteorologists are predicting much of the country will be experiencing snowy and cold weather all the way to the maritime provinces. In fact, Newfoundland and Labrador is in for a very snowy day on Tuesday with upwards of 20 to 40cm possible. Ontario has also had significant snowfall this winter and are not immune to the effects of this system rolling across the country. So far this winter, Orillia has had a total of 493.4cm of snow and over 500cm in areas northwest of the city.
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