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Weather fluctuations

Out with the extreme cold, in with the snow

Feb 4, 2025 | 11:05 AM

Keep your parka zipped and your layers on for now.

Dangerous wind chill values of -40 C or colder continue in many parts of the province.

Environment Canada issued a cold weather warning on Sunday and its continued with temperatures approaching -30 C and extremely cold wind chill values down to -45 C thanks to some light winds. Temperatures are expected to moderate somewhat by late Tuesday afternoon.

The cold weather alert includes an area from the Alberta border at Cold Lake and extends through Meadow Lake, Prince Albert, Melfort and then down to Yorkton.

Meteorologists remind the public that frostbite can occur within minutes at these temperatures. The Environment Canada alert said outdoor workers should take regularly scheduled breaks to warm up.

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As temperatures increase, so does the chance of snow.

The forecast calls for a 60 per cent chance of flurries Tuesday night and periods of snow Wednesday night for Meadow Lake, the Battlefords, Prince Albert and Melfort. However, Environment Canada meteorologist James Colangelo said southern Saskatchewan is expected to receive much more and the weather service will likley issue snowfall warnings for much of the south on Tuesday.

Ten to 20 centimetres of snow is expected to fall by Thursday morning in Regina. Saskatoon should see quite a bit less snow, with five to 10 centimetres expected to fall.

“It is quite a lot for the Regina area. They look like to be in the worst of it. The worst snowfall (will be) from the Shaunavon area northeast to Regina and into western Manitoba,” Colangelo explained.

Colangelo said the silver lining is that the weather system will not bring the same strong winds that the province saw just this past weekend.

“That light and fluffy snow will be easier to blow around, but we’re only looking at maybe 20 km/h winds as the snow falls,” Colangelo added.

“It will be fairly short-lived winds at that, so we are not expecting blowing snow and reduced viability.”

Colangelo added that the extreme cold warnings should end Tuesday afternoon.

The latest updates on Environment Canada’s weather alerts can be found on the organization’s website.

-With files from CJME/CKOM

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