Significant snowfall in Melfort during snowstorm on Nov. 7 and 8. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW staff)

By Angie Rolheiser

Snow Melt

White Christmas still expected despite warm temperatures in the northeast

Dec 4, 2020 | 1:00 PM

With plus temperatures in the forecast over the next five days, snow is bound to melt but it shouldn’t take away from having a white Christmas.

The Melfort, Prince Albert, Saskatoon, and Battleford areas still have plenty of snow and should remain that way throughout the warmer days ahead.

Environment Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang said a big ridge of high pressure sitting over all of western Canada is giving record breaking temperatures into the Yukon and into the Northwest Territories.

“British Columbia is in the heat, Alberta is in the heat and Calgary is expected to break record temperatures,” Lang said. “We are benefitting all the way into Saskatchewan from this.”

Lang said the ridge will stick around for most of next week and then collapse at which time a weather system with wind and precipitation will move in.

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When the sky is clear, the satellite map allows meteorologists to see down to the surface and the extent of snow cover.

“It is harder when looking further up north and the Parkland area because of the trees so you can’t actually see the snow through the trees,” Lang said. “Where there are no trees which is most of southern Saskatchewan, we can see a lot better.”

The southeast corner of the province was spared in the Nov. 7 and 8 snowstorm and mostly had freezing rain. Mild temperatures have already melted away most of the snow cover that was on the ground.

“Regina will lose a lot of their snow cover and Yorkton as well and maybe even creeping toward the Moose Jaw area as well,” Lang said.

The Saskatoon, Prince Albert, and Melfort regions have a lot of snow, according to Lang.

“As a result of the snow pack, there won’t be as warm of temperatures and we won’t see as much melting because of that,” Lang said.

In Melfort, high’s above zero are expected until Thursday.

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angie.rolheiser@jpbg.ca

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