UPDATE: All advisories mentioned in this story have ended
SASKATOON – Environment Canada has issued a freezing rain warning in southeastern Saskatchewan. The low pressure system moving through the province has pushed further south than initially expected.
The agency said the system was impacting an area from the Battlefords to east of Saskatoon. Freezing rain is expected to continue southeast along Highway 11 towards Regina and Estevan.
Saskatoon police said driving conditions on city streets were deteriorating. They were advising drivers to slow down and allow more distance between vehicles.
A couple of hours of freezing rain is expected Saturday morning before tapering off.
The system is drawing in warm air overtop of a layer of freezing air near and at the surface creating favourable conditions for the formation of freezing rain.
Through the, day temperatures are expected to rise above freezing, which will likely melt most ice that has formed on road surfaces, however as the mercury falls back below freezing into Sunday morning, water will freeze making for extremely icy roads for the next several days.
In addition, winds will be very strong Saturday with sustained speeds of up to 40 to 50 km/h and gusts into the 70 to 80 km/h range.
For the latest road conditions before heading out, check the Saskatchewan Highway Hotline.
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Freezing rain warning ENDED for:
- Moosomin – Grenfell – Kipling – Wawota
- Carlyle – Oxbow – Carnduff – Bienfait – Stoughton
- Fort Qu’Appelle – Indian Head – Lumsden – Pilot Butte
- Estevan – Weyburn – Radville – Milestone
- Outlook – Watrous – Hanley – Imperial – Dinsmore
- Moose Jaw – Pense – Central Butte – Craik
- Regina
- Saskatoon
- Martensville – Warman – Rosthern – Delisle – Wakaw
- La Loche – Clearwater River Provincial Park – Cluff Lake
- Île à la Crosse – Buffalo Narrows – Beauval
- Meadow Lake – Big River – Green Lake – Pierceland
- The Battlefords – Unity – Maidstone – St. Walburg
- Prince Albert – Shellbrook – Spiritwood – Duck Lake
Special weather statement ENDED for:
- Melfort – Tisdale – Nipawin – Carrot River
- Humboldt – Wynyard – Wadena – Lanigan – Foam Lake
- Kamsack – Canora – Preeceville
- Yorkton – Melville – Esterhazy
- Moosomin – Grenfell – Kipling – Wawota
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