Saskatoon weather outlook: winds whip up this weekend

More 30 degree heat ahead as a cold front spices our weekend in half.

Special Air Quality Statement

Environment Canada has continued a special air quality statement for Lloydminster, Meadow Lake, La Ronge, Pelican Narrows and parts of northern Saskatchewan.

Smoke from wildfires is causing poor air quality and reducing visibility for conditions will likely not improve so long as the fires continue to burn.

Individuals may experience symptoms such as increased coughing, throat irritation, headaches or shortness of breath.

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Saskatoon Forecast

Today

After a smokey night with a high health risk as the air quality health index soared to 10 in the city, the smoke cleared out with another sunny start to the day.

After dipping back to 11 degrees early this morning, moderate southerly winds picked up, helping boost us up to 26 degrees by noon.

Pure blue skies and sunshine will continue into the afternoon as we climb up to our 15th 30 degree day of 2017 in Saskatoon with southerly winds around 30 km/h with gusts upwards of 45 km/h at times.

Friday Night

Clear skies will continue tonight with strong southerly winds keeping things mild, in the mid teens, as they gust upwards of 50 km/h this evening.

Saturday

A low pressure system will push in on Saturday, giving us one more day of 30 degree heat with lots of sunshine before a few clouds filter in later in the day.

Winds will also be breezy, from the southwest around 30 km/h with gusts upwards of 50 km/h with a bit of smoke potentially filtering back into the area.

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There is a chance of rain Saturday night as rain moves in with a cold front sliding through.

Sunday

Behind the cold front will be west-northwesterly winds around 30 to 40 km/h with gusts upwards of 50 to 60 km/h at times with a few clouds possible to start before clearing out with lots of sunshine later on.

Temperature-wise, it’ll be much cooler than the previous two days, but still above average, with a daytime high in the mid 20s.

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Work Week Outlook

We’ll rebound quite quickly next week with a rebuilding upper ridge to start us off in the sunshine with daytime highs in the mid-to-upper 20s.

Then another cold front comes through and knocks us back down toward seasonal, which will be daytime highs in the upper teens, along with some clouds and a good chance of rain.

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Wendy Winiewski took this Your Saskatchewan photo of her baby girl Aeralyn enjoying her garden in Saskatoon:

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