The northeast should expect some below seasonal temperatures before double digits high arrive the middle of next week. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

By Mat Barrett

Weekend Weather

Below seasonal temperatures, wind expected for weekend, double digit highs next week

Apr 17, 2020 | 11:59 AM

Some people in the northeast may have been expecting a pretty nice weekend weather wise, but that doesn’t seem like it will be the case.

On Friday, Melfort is expected to see a high of 8 C.

“We have the southwesterly winds coming up,” said Meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, Terri Lang. “And those winds tend to be warm winds. So we will see a bit of a warm up today, temperatures trying to get back to seasonal values.”

Normally, highs this time of year are around 10 C, and lows tend to be around -2 C. However, with the nice daytime high on Friday, some showers are expected to join it later in the day, and it’s likely to change to flurries overnight, according to Lang.

“[Saturday], because we have that cold front coming through, it’s going to be kind of cool and windy on the back side of that,” she said. “So, our nice weekend kind of fizzled out.”

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Another high of 8 C is expected for Sunday, but that will be somewhat short lived as flurries are forecast to come into the region on Monday and Tuesday. Highs then are still projected to be above zero, but only to 4 C and 7 C.

However, there is some positives to come. A high pressure system currently sitting in British Columbia is on it’s way to Saskatchewan, bringing that warm weather back. Highs of 13 C are forecasted right now for both Wednesday and Thursday next week, and with that warm weather comes the melting of snow.

“We know that the sun is getting strong,” Lang told northeastNOW. “We just kind of got to get the weather pattern to shift and bring us those warmer temperatures.”

Lang said while overnight lows are still expected to sit just below zero for a little bit, that could be a positive as it slows the melt a bit, avoiding some flood type scenarios.

Meanwhile, it may seem like the northeast has more snow at this time of year than normal, well that is actually the case. Lang said there’s a belt of snow that seems to be permanent sitting over the region, and it can actually be seen from satellite pictures.

Lang added with possible rain and flurries coming, roads could get a bit treacherous. She suggested checking the highway hotline before setting out if you do need to hit the road.

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