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Rainfall warning in place for southern, southeastern Saskatchewan

May 11, 2023 | 12:37pm

Some good news if you like lots of rain on weekends and you live in the southern or southeastern part of the province: A rainfall warning has been issued for Estevan, Weyburn, Assiniboia, Coronach and Gravelbourg. About 40-60 millimeters of rain in total is expected and higher amounts are possible. Much less is expected in […]

Risk of wildfires in Southern Sask. high due to dry conditions

May 14, 2021 | 5:14am

The Public Safety Agency of Saskatchewan says the wildfire risk is high across the southern part of the province. Vice president of Operations, Steve Roberts, says the agency has launched a publicity campaign to warn residents of the dangers of accidentally starting prairie wildfires. He urges the public to be careful because of very dry […]

Snowfall warnings and special weather statements in place for central Saskatchewan

Mar 30, 2020 | 5:46pm

A snow storm is moving in to Saskatchewan’s central region, and with it will bring snow and freezing rain. The system has caused Environment Canada to issue several warnings and special weather statements for the impacted area, which is expected to see up to 15 cm of snow overnight Monday and into Tuesday morning. Central […]

Extreme cold warnings issued for southern Sask.

Jan 17, 2020 | 4:26pm

Environment Canada has issued an extreme cold warning for the southern half of the province. The weather agency says light to moderate northwesterly winds combined with temperatures in the low minus twenties will produce windchill values of -40 or lower overnight into Saturday morning. Windchill values will moderate during the day on Saturday but will […]

Sask. faces a deep freeze

Jan 15, 2020 | 5:18am

The extreme cold warning continues for western Canada and most of Saskatchewan. Environment Canada says extreme cold wind chill values of -40 to -46 are being reported over most of southern and central Saskatchewan Wednesday morning. These extreme wind chill values will moderate somewhat during the day, but even colder wind chill values are expected the […]

Extreme cold continues in parts of Sask.

Jan 13, 2020 | 5:26am

Extreme cold warnings continue for parts of Saskatchewan. Environment Canada continues the warning for parts of west-central and northern Saskatchewan. The weather agency says wind chill values of minus 40 to 50 will continue through most of the week. Some brief moderation in wind chill may occur during the afternoon hours. Click here for updates.

Extreme cold warnings throughout Sask. Friday

Jan 10, 2020 | 4:46am

Environment Canada continues its extreme cold warnings for west-central and northern Saskatchewan. The weather agency says a period of very cold wind chills is expected. Extreme wind chills colder than minus 40 will continue Friday morning. Wind chills will moderate late this morning, as temperatures warm. It says risks are greater for young children, older […]

Extreme cold warnings continue in northern Sask.

Dec 16, 2019 | 5:31am

Bitter cold is expected to continue in northern Saskatchewan throughout Monday. Environment Canada says extreme cold is forecasted for Monday night with wind chill values reaching minus 45 or lower. The weather agency says you should dress warmly and dress in layers so that you can remove if you get too warm. The outer layer […]

Extreme cold warnings issued for northern and eastern Sask.

Dec 13, 2019 | 4:17pm

The bitter cold will continue into next week according to Environment Canada. The weather agency says a cold arctic airmass is expected to remain in place throughout the remainder of this week and into mid next week. Wind chill values will moderate for most regions during the day, then once again fall into the minus […]

Extreme cold warning for portions of Sask.

Dec 9, 2019 | 3:54pm

Environment Canada has issued an extreme cold warning for parts of northern Saskatchewan, as well as central and eastern parts of the province. The weather agency says an Arctic ridge of high pressure will settle over the central prairies Monday night, dropping temperatures to near minus 30 C by Tuesday morning. These temperatures in combination […]