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Saskatoon weather outlook: strong wind, rain & thunderstorm risk

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WATCH ABOVE: 80 km/h wind gusts, rain and the risk of a thunderstorm ripple through Saskatoon's weather forecast this weekend. – Apr 20, 2018

80 km/h wind gusts, rain & the risk of a thunderstorm ripple through this weekend.

Saskatoon Forecast

Friday

Friday was the first time in exactly half a year (since October 20, 2017) that temperatures didn’t fall below freezing in Saskatoon, with the mercury starting out around +1 under mostly sunny skies.

A few more clouds moved in during the morning as we quickly warmed up into double digits before noon for the second time this year.

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A breezy southerly wind will pick up during the afternoon with gusts upwards of 30 to 40 km/h, helping warm us up into the mid-teens for an afternoon high under partly cloudy skies.

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Friday Night

Partly to mostly clear conditions will stick around into the evening with winds easing back a bit as we cool down toward the freezing mark.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy skies will roll back in to start off the weekend as a system pushes in that’ll bring in some rain with the risk of a thunderstorm late in the day and into the evening as a bit of instability ripples through.

Showers and even the risk of a thunderstorm are possible late Saturday across central Saskatchewan. SkyTracker Weather

The warmest day so far this year is expected Saturday with the mercury soaring up into the mid-to-upper teens as a breezy wind gusts upwards of 40 to 50 km/h.

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The hottest air so far this year slides into Saskatoon on Saturday, April 21, 2018. SkyTracker Weather

Sunday

As the system swings into northern Saskatchewan with its rain and a bit of wet snow, a strong pressure gradient will setup behind it, kicking up strong winds with near warning level gusts of 80 to 90 km/h possible.

A cold front will swing us back into slightly cooler air for the second half of the weekend. SkyTracker Weather

Some sunshine is likely start the day before clouds roll back in as we struggle to get into double digits for a daytime high with winds remaining strong until late in the day.

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Work Week Outlook

A cool northwesterly flow will start off the work week with an afternoon high in low double digits under a mix of sun and cloud on Monday before temperatures soar back into the mid-teens with more sunshine by mid-week.

Here is your Saskatoon SkyTracker 7-Day Weather Forecast. SkyTracker Weather

Brenda Gawluk took the April 20 Your Saskatchewan photo near Saskatoon:

Brenda Gawluk took the April 20 Your Saskatchewan photo near Saskatoon. Brenda Gawluk / Viewer Submitted

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