There's still plenty on snow in Air Ronge's Heritage Park. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

By Derek Cornet

Snow Depth

Significant amount of snow still on the ground in La Ronge

Apr 24, 2020 | 12:49 PM

According to NAV Canada, there’s still 38 centimetres of snow on the ground in La Ronge as of April 24.

Environment and Climate Change Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang told larongeNOW having that amount of snow still on the ground at the time is significant. By the end of April, she said there’s only about two centimetres of snow left and, by May 5 or 6, the snow is usually completely gone.

“I think it’s going to take a while to get rid of that, even with the warmer temperatures that we’re having,” Lang said. “The snow is ripe meaning there’s holes in it because it has been slowly melting, so once you get some warmth or rain on it which we are expecting this weekend, it will melt quickly.”

Much of the reason why there is still a lot of snow on the ground has to do with the below-average temperatures in the region this winter and spring. Lang mentioned nearly every day for the past 90 days the temperature has been below average.

On March 5, the Water Security Agency predicted below-average spring runoff in the vast majority of the province including La Ronge and nearly all of northern Saskatchewan. The agency noted water supplies from the province’s major reservoirs are expected to be adequate with desirable summer operating levels at most recreational lakes.

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“It looks like we are getting into some nicer weather average-wise,” Lang said. “This time of the year, the average for 30 years should be highs around 11 C and overnight lows around -2 C.”

Today the temperature is expected to reach 7 C with a low of -1 C and a 30 per cent chance of rain. Saturday will have a high of -13 C and a low 5 C, while Sunday is expected to be 8 C and a low of -1 C. Up to five millimetres of rain is also predicted for Sunday.

“You are going to get some rain on Sunday, so at least it’s not snow,” Lang said. “That will cool temperatures off for a couple days and then it will start climbing into milder temperatures by the middle of next week.”

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derek.cornet@jpbg.ca

Twitter: @saskjourno