Terri Lang

Déjà Vu: The Return of the Heat to western Canada

Déjà Vu: The Return of the Heat to western Canada

Jul 18, 2024 | 6:13am
It was a short lived reprieve from soaring temperatures as now much of western Canada finds themselves yet again at the mercy of the heat across the prairies. Alberta and Saskatchewan are bracing for an extended heat wave, with temperatures moving to daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows between 12°C and 20°C. Environment and […]
June weather brought the opposite of initial forecast

June weather brought the opposite of initial forecast

Jul 4, 2024 | 3:07pm
June was a cool and wet month for most of Saskatchewan. Environment Canada released last month’s weather statistics on Tuesday and Meteorologist Terri Lang says temperatures were cooler than normal the further north you went, going against what they initially forecast of a warmer than average month. “Goes to show you that we don’t know […]
Plenty of precipitation highlighted May Weather Stats

Plenty of precipitation highlighted May Weather Stats

Jun 5, 2024 | 9:18pm
The month of May can be best described as wet with near normal temperatures. Environment Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang says it’s a good thing considering the winter and early part of spring was dry. “After it being so dry for so long, to see so many stations recording above average precipitation, really good timing,” said Lang. […]
Weather stats show January was one for the record books

Weather stats show January was one for the record books

Feb 9, 2024 | 4:15pm
January was a roller-coaster of a month – from warm & dry to very cold, then warm again. Environment Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang says the beginning of the month was like December, warm and dry, then during the second week some arctic air landed on the province, resulting in a cold snap for several days. […]

May turned out to be warmer than usual: Environment Canada

Jun 2, 2023 | 3:26pm

The month of May was warmer than usual, according to monthly numbers from Statistics Canada. Three of Environment Canada’s weather stations recorded the warmest month ever — Key Lake with an average temperature of 12.3, La Ronge at 13.3, and North Battleford at 15.2. Regina recorded an average temperature of 14.9, 3.6 degrees higher than […]

Meteorologists challenged after local radar station down during Regina tornado

May 29, 2023 | 2:21pm

Weather radar was not operating the night a tornado touched down and caused damage south of Regina, making it difficult for meteorologists to track the storm. Environment and Climate Change Canada says the tornado landed south of the city at around 8:55 p.m. on Saturday, but a tornado warning did not go out until seven minutes […]

Weyburn Fire Department fights fire you could see from space

Oct 13, 2022 | 3:56pm

Yesterday afternoon, Weyburn’s fire department went into heavy smoke and wind gusts of up to 90 kilometers and hour to fight a fire northwest of the city, near the community of McTaggart. There were motor graders from the RM of Weyburn and the City of Weyburn in to assist in cutting fire breaks in surrounding fields […]

Rain coming on Sunday for many in southern Saskatchewan

May 27, 2022 | 2:43pm

Although there is a chance of showers Friday, this weekend will be starting out with blue skies and temperatures slightly above seasonal Saturday. But things take a turn for the wet on Sunday. Terri Lang with Environment and Climate Change Canada said the province’s southeast is forecast to receive more rain Sunday than the southwest. […]

Colorado Low could bring snow to southeastern Sask. Wednesday night

Oct 12, 2021 | 10:12am

A Colorado Low moving in could bring the first snowflakes of the season to southeastern Saskatchewan Wednesday night and into Thursday. Environment Canada’s Terri Lang said about 20mm of rain is expected to fall, but that could change into snow Wednesday night. “Yes, we are looking that the possibility that those first flakes will fly,” […]

Environment Canada expecting hot temperatures in southern Saskatchewan until Tuesday

Aug 13, 2021 | 6:14pm

Environment Canada is forecasting some more hot weather this weekend, with day-time highs approaching the mid-30’s in many areas of Saskatchewan. Meteorologist Terri Lang says despite that level of heat, we may not see any heat warnings. “Temperature-wise for the overnight low’s, it’s very, very dry so we’re seeing that the overnight low’s are falling […]