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Flood risk low as temperatures warm

The winter has been a long and cold one for Prince Albert and the area.It now appears the cold weather is behind us and spring is right around the corner. While the area received a large amount of sno...

Mar 15, 2019 The Water Security Agency reports the risk of flooding is currently low as temperatures warm. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

After record cold February, mercury starting to rise in Saskatchewan

The polar vortex that seemed to blanket Saskatchewan for much of February seems to be behind us.Daytime highs for the next week seem to be in the above zero range, which means the snow is going to sta...

Mar 15, 2019 The spring melt seems to have started across much of Saskatchewan. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)

Winter is leaving as spring-like conditions hit the Battlefords

Mild weather to start to the week is bringing optimism for spring to the area. Winter doesn't officially end until March 20, but temperatures are already spring-like in the Battlefords.There will be a...

Mar 11, 2019 The hopeful scene for the next bit as winter is now in the rear-view mirror (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Brady Lang

Above zero temperatures to take over P.A

It's been 67 days since Prince Albert registered a temperature above 0 C.That should come to an end very shortly according to Terri Lang, meteorologist with Environment Canada."The jet stream has fina...

Mar 11, 2019 The forecast for the Prince Albert region is predicting near or above seasonal temperatures. (Ronald Quaroni/ paNOW Staff)

After a historically cold February, March comes in with warmth but high winds

Even though the temperatures may be getting up to seasonal averages, you may want to hold onto your hat.March seems to be coming in like a lion this year, but with the February we had, it's much welco...

Mar 04, 2019 It was a frigid February for all in 2019. (Submitted photo/Environment Canada) : Brady Lang

Saskatchewan communities experience record or near record-setting cold February

As the province enters March and begins to thaw, it's time to look back on one of the coldest February's Saskatchewanians ever experienced. For a vast number of communities Feb. 2019, ranked in their ...

Mar 04, 2019 Communities across the prairies withstood a record settingly cold February. (Submitted photo/ Environment Canada)

Edam voted Saskatchewan's coldest rink

The people have spoken and Edam has been crowned the Coldest Barn in Saskatchewan. For twenty days, people were tweeting, voting and sharing their stories of cold rinks around the province.A Twitter p...

Mar 01, 2019 Edam was voted the #SKColdestBarn in February poll conducted on Twitter and battlefordsNOW (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW staff) : Brady Lang

What'sHappeningNOW March 1, 2019

News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with reporter Ronald Quaroni regarding extreme cold temperatures in February, which came in as the fourth coldest recorded February in P.A.'s history.

Feb. 2019 enters top five coldest months in city history

This past month was cold enough to freeze a polar bear's lunch kit.February had everything, frigid wind chills, deathly-cold temperatures, and even the odd snowfall. As we enter a new month, Environme...

Mar 01, 2019 February 2019 has gone down as the fourth coldest month in the city's history. (Brady Bateman/paNOW staff) : Brady Bateman

Environment Canada projects normal high for the first time in 31 days

After a long barrage of bitingly cold weather, today's projected high will feel absolutely tropical.As of 10 a.m. Wednesday morning, Environment Canada's posted high was -6 degrees.Meteorologist Terri...

Feb 27, 2019 Prince Albert gets a rare day with normal temperatures amidst a continuing cold snap. (Brady Bateman/paNOW staff) : Brady Bateman