SASKATOON – A precipitation potent system is expected to swing through the province Sunday, bringing heavy rain and snow to much of central, west-central and south-western Saskatchewan Sunday into Monday.
The system will start by swinging in a band of rain into the region late in the day on Saturday, which is expected to continue overnight in west-central Saskatchewan into Sunday morning.
Early Sunday snow will start in western parts of the province, including the Kindersley and North Battleford areas.
Altogether, the entire day on Sunday is looking messy, particularly in areas west of Saskatoon toward Lloydminster, where snow is expected to fall throughout much of the day.
Saskatoon looks to be staying south of the snow line until later on Sunday when the rain is expected to change over to snow.
West-central portions of the province could get hit particularly hard with heavier amounts of snow as the transition to the solid state precipitation occurs earlier in the day.
Some parts of west-central Saskatchewan may see upwards of 15 millimetres of rain and over 10 centimetres of snow by Sunday evening with precipitation continuing as snow into Monday morning.
Much of Sunday’s snow will likely melt as it hits the ground, however accumulations may begin to mound up by Monday morning as the snow continues across central Saskatchewan making for a messy morning commute before clouds start clearing out of the area later that day.
Throughout the entire ordeal, temperatures at the ground are expected to remain at or above freezing, with temperatures a few degrees below freezing aloft being the main reason for the precipitation falling as snow.
Travel is expected to be quite poor across west-central Saskatchewan Sunday and central Saskatchewan including in the Saskatoon area Sunday night into Monday morning.
Be sure to check in with the Highway Hotline before heading out on roads.
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