Average temperatures in La Ronge remain unseasonal for this time of year. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

By Derek Cornet

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Snow expected in La Ronge this weekend as flurries arrive in central Sask.

Nov 10, 2021 | 12:53 PM

A weather system is moving through central Saskatchewan bringing heavy amounts of snow, but flurries aren’t expected to arrive in La Ronge until Friday evening at the earliest.

“I’d be surprised if La Ronge actually saw snow, but it’s snowing heavily through the Prince Albert region and northward,” said Environment and Climate Change Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang. “I think most of the accumulation will be south of La Ronge, so it’s just a heads up for those people heading south from La Ronge towards Prince Albert that they will encounter heavy snow, the highways are already snowed up and the whole bit, so folks need to be prepared if they are travelling that way.”

Lang explained Prince Albert is forecasted to receive between 20 to 25 centimetres of snow before the storm leaves the area late tomorrow. A high-pressure system will be moving in behind it that will bring a dip in temperatures.

“There is another weather system forecasted to move through on the weekend,” she said. “That’s when I think La Ronge will see some actual snow. Initially, it looks like it will start Friday night, overnight and into Saturday. I think La Ronge will see some snow that day, so just to be prepared for that one.”

Lang noted it is a bit late in the season for these kind of weather events to start as they normally begin in mid-October. She added the temperatures remain unseasonal with averages in La Ronge set at a daytime high of -4 C and an overnight low of -11 C.

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Wednesday in La Ronge is forecasted to reach a high of -2 C and an overnight low of -6 C. Remembrance Day will reach -5 C during the day, followed by -7 C for Friday. Saturday and Sunday are expected to be -3 C and -4 C, respectfully.

Lang mentioned the lack of snow and warmer than usual temperatures can lead to a sense of compliancy, and residents should ready themselves for winter.

“We forget and then winter actually does come and, when it does snow, we’re kind of caught off guard,” she said. “Hopefully everyone has their snow tires on and their emergency kits in their car, they have the Highway Hotline bookmarked for when they have to drive and into winter we go.”

As of 12 p.m. Wednesday, the Highway Hotline shows winter driving conditions for Highways 969, 916 and Highway 2 starting at Waskesiu.

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derek.cornet@pattisonmedia.com

Twitter: @saskjourno