Trees swaying in the wind and waves on small bodies of water were common sights around Prince Albert over the last few days. (Submitted photo/Myles Quaroni)

By Rob Mahon

Heavy winds for one more day in Prince Albert

May 31, 2022 | 5:00 PM

If not for a stiff breeze, the sunshine today would have likely had Prince Albert feeling far warmer than it does. That breeze, however, isn’t likely going anywhere for the next day or two.

By now, Saskatchewan residents are well accustomed to weather systems from other places causing problems. This time, rather than Colorado Lows or Alberta Clippers, the worst of the winds appear to be coming from our neighbors to the east.

“Most of Saskatchewan is actually under the influence of a low that is centered in Manitoba,” said Natalie Hasell, a warning preparedness meteorologist with Environment Canada. “We’re not seeing the precipitation associated with this storm, but you are seeing the winds.”

Those winds had trees bending and whitecaps forming on lakes and even small ponds yesterday. Highway driving also became more difficult thanks to the extreme speed of the gusts, though those are beginning to diminish.

“We’re looking at gusts of 50 to 60 kilometers per hour today,” Hasell said, “that will continue into tonight. Tonight, we’ll get a bit of a break. The system is kind of circling on itself. We should see the winds pick up again tomorrow probably late morning or at noon at the latest.”

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The system will begin to wrap up tomorrow evening, with the winds slowly winding down. They won’t go away — Hasell said not to expect still skies for a while — but they will greatly lessen in the Prince Albert area, if not necessarily the rest of the province.

“The absolute worst is in Manitoba at the moment,” said Hasell. “The southeastern corner of the province certainly is being affected by this system. Earlier today, Estevan had gusts around 70 kilometers an hour. Now they’re up to 76 or 80.”

The southeast is getting the worst of the wind, but not all of it. Travel through several other regions of the province may be affected as well.

“Areas (of) east and central Saskatchewan also could be affected quite strongly,” Hasell said. “It’s not as bad for Prince Albert, but remember that if you are travelling, your conditions can change from point A to point B. Increase your awareness by checking road conditions before you have to travel.”

Hasell added this isn’t the only storm system to blow through recently, as some areas of the province received a heavy dose of hail over the weekend and wind gusts of up to 100 kilometers per hour.

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