SASKATCHEWAN — Western parts of the province have now warmed up somewhat as milder air moves into the province, says Environment Canada. But "milder" and "warmed up" is just a matter of degree.
While weather officials say the extreme cold warning will likely be lifted for the majority of the remaining alerts later Sunday afternoon, there are still areas looking at wind chills near -40.
Prince Albert, still under an orange alert at 2:30 p.m., was seeing temperatures of -25 and wind chills of -36 with a forecast of -16 for Monday.
Saskatoon was looking much the same this afternoon. It also is looking at a temperature of -16 Monday, and a possible -3 by Saturday.
Yorkton, at -26 this afternoon, with a wind chill of -38, is forecast to see a temperature of -15 Monday and -4 by Saturday.
Regina is looking at much the same, with a forecast of -2 by Saturday.
Weyburn's wind chill at 2:30 p.m. was a little less harsh, at -32, and is looking at -2 Saturday, with a chance of flurries.
Estevan's forecast is similar.
Areas that have already "warmed up," are only a few degrees higher than those still under the alert. The Battlefords, for example, were at -19 at 2:30 p.m. with a wind chill of -28, and expect a temperature of -16 Monday. By Saturday, the temperature could reach above zero, but only just, with no snow forecast.
Colour coded alerts
Sunday's alert is colour-coded orange. Under Environment Canada's new colour code scheme, orange alerts are uncommon, and mean impacts are major, widespread and/or may last a few days. Red means it even more serious, and in possibly life threatening. Yellow, the most common alerts, mean more short term hazardous weather, less likely to cause damage, disruption or health impacts.
