June’s weather in Saskachewan isn’t that out of the ordinary, according to David Phillips with Environment Canada.

Monday is a very cool, day today. The temperatures is around ten degrees below normal for June 11.

But for the month so far, we are actually about a degree above the average for June.

He says we are experiencing a lot of days with cloud and showers -- not the warm sunny days we may crave. 

But he reminds us that is actually fairly typical for June.

Although the sun shone on Regina for most of the day Sunday with a small amount of rain, across the province some areas set records for the day.

Winds got as high as 70 kilometers an hour in some regions while Kindersley and La Ronge saw record setting rainfall with 32 millimetres and 12 millimetres of rain.

Saskatoon saw 25.8 millimetres of rain while the Queen City only saw one millimetre of rain.

Meteorologist Mike Russo explained that rain was wrapping around a slow-moving system, pelting the area with plenty of precipitation.

A collision just outside of Rosetown has resulted in the death of two people.

Sunday afternoon an attempt to pass on Highway 7 lead a west bound car to crash head on with an SUV.

The man driving the car and a woman in the back seat were killed. Three other passengers were taken to Royal University Hospital. RCMP believe all passengers are from British Colombia.

The 56-year-old and 30-year-old men travelling in the SUV were taken to Rosetown hospital and have also been transferred to Royal University Hospital. Both are from Plato, Sask.

With two days of rain in Saskatoon and weather warnings around the province, some basements are destined to get damp.

Preparation is key with the province's rainy weather but if it is too late there are a few things you can do said Galen Heinrichs, water and sewer engineering manager for the City of Saskatoon.

"The problem that often people have is seepage. What's happening is water is accumulating. It falls to the ground near your house and than it accumulates near the bottom," he said.

A rainfall warning issed by Environment Canada for west-central Saskatchewan on Sunday morning stuck around for a big part of the day.

Meteorologist Mike Russo explained that rain was wrapping around a slow-moving system, pelting the area with plenty of precipitation.

Overnight Saturday, about 50-70 millimetres of rain, or up to three inches, fell in the area.  Russo explained the area was west of Saskatoon, north of Kindersley, and south of Edam.  Environment Canada is predicting 5-15 millimetres more will fall Sunday.

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the extreme southeastern corner of Saskatchewan on Wednesday night.

Rob Paola, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, said the storm came from south of the border.

“Some strong thunderstorms (developed) over northern North Dakota, just northwest of Minot and (they) head(ed) North towards the Canadian border.”

The severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the areas around Alimeda, Alaida, Storthoakes, Gainsborough, Carnduff and Oxbow.

Paolo expected the storms to bring more than a little rain.

With heavy winds whipping through the city, residents are reporting damaged trees in higher numbers than usual.

The City of Saskatoon crews will be working outside their regular hours to mitigate immediate hazards caused by falling branches.

To report damage to city-owned trees or fallen trees and branches that are blocking roadways and sidewalks, people can call urban forestry at 975-2890.

A once-in-a-lifetime event has turned into an opportunity for the Saskatoon chapter of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.

The Transit of Venus brought hundreds of people out to Diefenbaker Hill on Tuesday to see the mini eclipse-like event that won't happen for another 105 years.

The RASC is an open club and is free for anyone to join, all you needs is a pair of eyes and an interest in looking at the sky.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect for the Shaunavon, Maple Creek, Val Marie, and Cypress Hills areas.

Environment Canada downgraded a tornado watch in the area.

A series of watches have now ended in the areas of Swift Current, Herbert, Cabri, Kyle, Lucky Lake, Assiniboia, Gravelbourg and Coronach.

Around 4 p.m. Tuesday, Environment Canada issued the watches for Saskatchewan's south-west corner.

The map shows the buildings in the path of the Regina cyclone of 1912 that were badly damaged.

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