SASKATOON –A wind chill warning has ended for Saskatoon and the surrounding area.
Environment Canada issued an extreme wind chill warning Thursday morning after clear skies and moderate winds combined to produce wind chills around the minus 40 mark.
The wind chill in Saskatoon at 7:00 a.m. was minus 42.
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Wind chills are expected to moderate later in the morning as temperatures slowly climb.
At extreme wind chill values, frostbite on exposed skin may occur in less than 10 minutes.
Over the next few days, temperatures are expected to remain well below normal for this time of year.
The cold weather force the cancellation of some special needs buses in the Prairie Spirit School Division:
- #291 – Martensville – C Wiedman
- #284 – Martensville – M Boy
- #203 – Hague – R Fehr
- #242 – Sherbrooke Swim Charter – H Warlow
Wind chill warning ENDED:
- Saskatoon
- Martensville – Warman – Rosthern – Delisle – Wakaw
- Swift Current – Herbert – Cabri – Kyle – Lucky Lake
- Assiniboia – Gravelbourg – Coronach
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