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By Cam Lee

Going snowwhere

Snow in the northeast to stick around for now

Oct 29, 2019 | 2:37 PM

The snow is here, and it doesn’t look like it will leave any time soon.

According to Environment and Climate Change Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang, the snow should be on and off throughout the next week or so.

Lang told northeastNOW the jet stream is coming from the northwest, which generally translates into colder temperatures.

“We also see the systems rippling along them – Alberta clippers – sometimes they come from the Mackenzie Valley so they zip on through and they drop a couple of centimetres [of snow] each time one goes through, so that’s kind of what we’re looking at,” Lang said.

While the snow should taper off into tomorrow, Lang said the reprieve won’t last long.

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“Thursday looks like there’s a better chance of snow again, probably on the weekend a little more light snow, and it looks like another weather system moving through next week,” she said, adding Halloween trick or treaters should bundle up.

Don’t expect much in the way of snow melt in the near future, either. Temperatures are also expected to stay below or barely above freezing during the next 10 days or so.

It isn’t just the snow causing visibility issues either.

“With that northwesterly flow we’re getting those gusty winds so gusts to 50 to 60 km/h,” Lang said. “We kind of use the rule of thumb with once the wind gusts above 50 that’s when you usually get the blowing snow as opposed to the drifting snow. The blowing snow can really cause reduced visibilities when you’re travelling along the highway, so the highway conditions are certainly a little bit dicey now.”

Lang said it’s too early to tell whether the snow will stick around through winter.

“Sometimes we can get some warmer spells in November that do melt the snow. It just depends on how thick the snow cover is in different parts of the province,” she said.

Environment and Climate Change Canada does not have a total snowfall amount so far for the northeast for a number of reasons.

Lang said they only have one snow depth measurement at the airport in Melfort, and that’s not really accurate as there is so much blowing and drifting.

She said they look to Twitter and check the hashtag ‘skstorm’ to see if anyone has taken any snowfall measurements. They also have a small group of volunteer weather observers that help with snowfall observations.

If you would like to submit your snowfall measurements, you can use the hashtag ‘skstorm’ on Twitter, or email skstorm@canada.ca.

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