Funnel clouds, thunderstorms possible today as cool, wet weather sinks in.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Biggar, Kindersley, Rosetown, Leader and southwest Saskatchewan.
Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain.
Isolated thunderstorms developing Wednesday afternoon in the vicinity of a weak low pressure system in the area could produce storms with nickel to toonie size hail, wind gusts to 90 km/h and locally heavy rainfall approaching 50 millimetres.
The risk of severe thunderstorms will gradually ease in most areas later this evening.
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Saskatoon Forecast
Today
7 degrees was where Saskatoon started the day before we warmed up into double digits by morning under partly to mostly sunny skies which continued into the middle of the day.
Late morning a breezy north-northwesterly wind kicked in with gusts upwards of 40 km/h as we warmed up into the low 20s by noon.
Clouds will roll in this afternoon with a good chance of showers and a risk of a thunderstorm as an upper low pushes in and we warm up a few more degrees to a daytime high around 23 degrees.
There is a risk of some cold core funnel clouds developing, particularly in western Saskatchewan, as spin in the atmosphere associated with the upper low moves into the region.
READ MORE: What to do when you spot a funnel cloud
Tonight
The chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm continues this evening before easing to just a possibility of showers overnight as we cool back into low double digits.
Thursday
There is a good chance of some lingering rain, especially early in the day on Thursday, with cloudy skies sticking around right into the afternoon before a bit of clearing possible later on.
Temperatures should climb up into the high teens for a daytime high with breezy northerly winds keeping conditions cool during the day.
Friday
We could catch some sunshine early in the day on Friday before clouds build back in with a chance of late day showers.
Temperatures should climb back up into the low 20s to round off the month of June.
Canada Day 150 Long Weekend Outlook
Clouds will be in and out over the Canada Day 150 long weekend with temperatures warming up as an upper ridge builds in.
Daytime highs will increase from the mid 20s on Canada Day up into the upper 20s, possibly even into the low 30s by holiday Monday!
This Your Saskatchewan photo was taken by Charleston Buffin at Dore Lake:
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