An extreme cold warning has ended for parts of Saskatchewan.
Environment Canada said a period of very cold wind chills affected parts of the province as an arctic ridge of high pressure built in southern Saskatchewan.
Temperatures overnight Monday were in the -30s and wind chills early Tuesday morning was into the -40s.
At these values, frostbite on exposed skin can happen within 10 minutes.
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Environment Canada officials said conditions should improve to above warning levels by late Tuesday morning, although below normal temperatures are expected to last for most of the week.
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Extreme cold warning ENDED for:
- Saskatoon
- Regina
- The Battlefords – Unity – Maidstone – St. Walburg
- Prince Albert – Shellbrook – Spiritwood – Duck Lake
- Martensville – Warman – Rosthern – Delisle – Wakaw
- Outlook – Watrous – Hanley – Imperial – Dinsmore
- Melfort – Tisdale – Nipawin – Carrot River
- Humboldt – Wynyard – Wadena – Lanigan – Foam Lake
- Fort Qu’Appelle – Indian Head – Lumsden – Pilot Butte
- Estevan – Weyburn – Radville – Milestone
- Carlyle – Oxbow – Carnduff – Bienfait – Stoughton
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