Tag Archives: Weather
Chance of showers Tuesday prior to potential heat wave
After a rainy stretch for much of June, northwest Saskatchewan has largely sunny skies ahead.There remain some cloudy days before summer starts to peak. Meadow Lake and the Battlefords have overcast s...
Jun 27, 2022
Policy revamp might save lives in next heat dome, but so could community, say experts
VICTORIA - She died in the arms of firefighters. The 96-year-old woman now lingers in the memory of Chief Jim Ogloff of the Coquitlam Fire Department, a reminder of the impact of last summer's heat do...
Jun 26, 2022
Experts caution against becoming 'air-conditioned society' as heat waves get hotter
Hundreds of people who perished during the historic heat wave in British Columbia last summer died in homes ill-suited for temperatures that spiked into the high 30s and beyond for days,a report by B....
Jun 25, 2022
A timeline of B.C.'s record-setting extreme heat event in June 2021
Environment Canada heat warnings covered most of British Columbia one year ago as a so-called heat dome settled in and became deadly. The weather office described the heat dome as a strong ridge of hi...
Jun 24, 2022
Melfort sees record high temperature, another heat wave expected soon
If you thought it was unusually hot in Melfort this past weekend, you'd be right.The temperature in the community on Saturday hit a high of 31.7 C, a new daily record that beat the 31.5 C set back in ...
Jun 20, 2022
NW seeding wrapping up, rain impact being assessed
The BATTLEFORDS, Sask. - Seeding is just about complete in the northwest region of the province, including the Battlefords and Meadow Lake area. While there were heavy rains in the area on June 13 and...
Jun 17, 2022
NW seeding wrapping up, rain impact being assessed
Seeding is just about complete in the northwest region of the province, including the Battlefords and Meadow Lake area. While there were heavy rains in the area on June 13 and 14, the province is stil...
Jun 17, 2022
Heat warning to miss Prince Albert, but warm weather ahead for Street Fair
If people have been scanning weather forecasts in other parts of the province, they've likely noticed the western half of Saskatchewan is getting their first heat warnings of the season. So, should we...
Jun 17, 2022
La Ronge sets new precipitation record
Climate Change and Environment Canada is reporting 50.8 millimetres of rain fell in La Ronge between Tuesday and Wednesday."There was a significant amount of rain that did fall over the area," meteoro...
Jun 16, 2022
Rainfall, wind warnings in place in some areas of Saskatchewan
Areas of northern Saskatchewan remained under rainfall warnings Wednesday morning, while a wind warning was in place for the southwest corner of the province.According to Environment Canada, heavy rai...
Jun 15, 2022