Snow forecasted for Prince Albert, Humboldt

In a flurry of rapidly changing forecasts for Saskatchewan on Monday, Environment Canada says a late season Alberta clipper is set to bring snowfall to the province’s centre and Prince Albert.

Weather statements said areas along and near the Yellowhead Highway have temperatures near the freezing mark, so it was hard to predict how much snow would accumulate or if it would melt on contact with the ground.

Snowfall warnings of up to 20 cm were issued for parts of central Saskatchewan like Humboldt, with 5 to 10 cm of snow expected in Saskatoon and Prince Albert, but Regina and Moose Jaw are forecast to escape the worst of it, with Environment Canada saying rain showers on Tuesday would change to light snow near midnight.

Places on the southern edge of areas where snowfall warnings were issued would see wet snow with less accumulation, Environment Canada said, and the storm would also bring a risk of brief freezing rain in this area on Tuesday into Tuesday night.