UPDATE: All freezing rain warnings mentioned in this story have ended
Parts of Saskatchewan, including Prince Albert and Humboldt, are under a freezing rain warning.
Warnings had been extended to areas south of Saskatoon, but have now ended in Regina and Moose Jaw.
According to Environment Canada, a low pressure system track east out of southern Alberta will spread rain showers and freezing rain across southern Saskatchewan and into west-central Manitoba on Monday.
Rain is expected to start in Swift Current early in the morning but is expected to intensify into a more widespread area of rain further to the northeast.
Freezing rain is most likely in areas north and east of Saskatoon as temperatures are expected to be below zero for most of the day.
Environment Canada officials said the freezing rain should end late in the afternoon or in the early evening for most areas.
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Freezing rain warning for:
- La Ronge – Prince Albert Nat. Park – Narrow Hills Prov. Park
- Prince Albert – Shellbrook – Spiritwood – Duck Lake
- Outlook – Watrous – Hanley – Imperial – Dinsmore
- Melfort – Tisdale – Nipawin – Carrot River
- Humboldt – Wynyard – Wadena – Lanigan – Foam Lake
- Hudson Bay – Porcupine Plain
- Kamsack – Canora – Preeceville
Freezing rain warning ended for:
- Regina
- Moose Jaw – Pense – Central Butte – Craik
- Fort Qu’Appelle – Indian Head – Lumsden – Pilot Butte
Saskatoon Forecast
Today
Temperatures dipped back to -6 overnight under clear skies in Saskatoon before recovering up to around -3 by morning with wind chill values making it feel like -9 to start.
Cloud cover associated with a low pressure system pushing through build back in this morning with the mercury rising up above freezing by noon.
The warm up above freezing was timely as the band of rain and freezing rain had pushed up into the area and along the Yellowhead corridor.
Since temperatures were above freezing when that occurred, slick conditions will likely be avoided in the city and the precipitation that does fall will fall as plain rain.
Further east and northwest in areas under a warning are of most concern as surface temperatures are at or below freezing, which will result in slick roads as freezing rain falls.
Light showers will continue into the afternoon under mostly cloudy skies as temperatures push up another few degrees for an afternoon high in mid-single digits.
Tonight
The risk of rain moves out of the region this evening as mostly cloudy skies stick around and temperatures fall back to around -4.
Tuesday
-10 is what it’ll feel like tomorrow morning with wind chill when you head up under cloudy skies that’ll stick around through the day.
There is a slight chance of scattered precipitation, either snow or ice pellets, through the day into the evening with temperatures struggling to top out at the freezing mark in the afternoon.
Wednesday-Friday
Wednesday looks to remain predominantly cloudy before another system swings through on Thursday, bringing a chance of precipitation, likely in the form of snow if anything falls.
Mostly cloudy skies will finally clear on Friday with a mix of sun and cloud in the forecast.
Temperatures will remain cooler than we’ve become used to this November with morning lows in mid-minus single digits and daytime highs just above freezing.
Work Week Outlook
Another low pressure system will then swing through this weekend, bringing in a chance of mixed precipitation on Saturday and snow on Sunday under cloudy skies.
Cooler air will move in behind this one, dropping daytime highs back below freezing into next week.
Susan Sagen took this Your Saskatchewan photo in Kenaston:
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