Heavy rain in the forecast for Saskatoon with a rainfall warning in effect.
Rainfall Warning for Saskatoon
A rainfall warning has been issued for Saskatoon and much of central and southern Saskatchewan for 70 to 100 millimetres of heavy rain expected by Wednesday morning.
Environment Canada says locally higher amounts are also possible with some embedded convection.
The culprit for the heavy rain was a deepening low pressure system in North Dakota that will stall over southern Saskatchewan on Monday afternoon and linger in the area into early Wednesday.
Elsewhere across the south, general amounts of 40 to 50 mm are expected before the entire system moves off into Manitoba early Wednesday.
Saskatoon Funnel Cloud
Numerous funnel clouds popped out of the sky over Saskatoon just after 6 p.m. on Sunday evening catching many off guard.
Cold core funnel clouds do not typically touch the ground, but Environment Canada has been issuing weather advisories to inform the public when funnel clouds are possible and photos of them begin to surface on social media, which occurred numerous times last week in Saskatchewan.
Unlike last week though, there were no weather advisories for funnel clouds issued by Environment Canada on Sunday evening, so the only place people could find information was on social media.
READ MORE: Weather alerts ended just as funnel clouds formed over Saskatoon
Saskatoon Forecast
Today
The day started with some cloud and scattered showers around 15 degrees before the more organized rain moved in around noon with lightning detected nearby.
Temperatures aren’t expected to push much further into the high teens today.
The remainder of the day is expected to be wet with heavier pockets of precipitation and the occasional lightning strike possible as winds pick up to sustained speeds upwards of 30 to 40 km/h with gusts into the 50 to 60 km/h range possible.
Tonight
The wind and rain sticks around tonight as temperatures fall back into the mid-teens.
Tuesday
Rain will remain moderate at times tomorrow morning before easing off through the day with winds staying strong at sustained speeds in the 30 to 40 km/h range and gusts upwards of 50 to 60 km/h continuing from the north-northwest.
We are expecting to have a cooler daytime high once again with the mercury likely to only top out in the high teens pending a few breaks from the rain later in the day.
Wednesday-Friday
Conditions start to calm down on Wednesday with a return to the sunshine for the rest of the week along with temperatures back in the low-to-mid 20s.
Weekend Outlook
Models are currently bringing back daytime highs in the mid-20s for the most part this weekend with a mostly sunny Saturday and unsettled conditions potentially returning for Sunday.
Elizabeth Wills took this funnel cloud Your Saskatchewan photo in Saskatoon:
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