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It happens every winter, but get ready for a long stretch of cold weather, according to Environment Canada.
Extreme cold warnings were issued early Monday for west central and northern Saskatchewan with windchills near or below -40 C in some places. The agency anticipates the warnings will expand later today to cover the rest of the province.
“We’ll see some clearing happening tonight and that’s when temperatures are really going to tank,” said meteorologist Mark Melsness.
“We’re looking at lows getting down to -33 C and windchills all the way to -45 C. Those cold conditions will continue right through the most of the week with high temperatures barely making it above -30 C and well into the -30 C during the night.”
A ridge of high pressure from Alaska is to blame for the frigid conditions, which Melsness said will linger for a while.
He said a little bit of relief will come on the weekend when temperatures climb into the low minus-twenties. Normal highs for Regina are -11 C and -12 C for Saskatoon at this time of year.
The weather agency recommends taking the typical precautions, such as limiting exposure to the cold and carrying an emergency kit in your vehicle.
In addition to the cold temperatures, a couple centimetres of snow is expected to fall across most areas of southern Saskatchewan.
–With files from 650 CKOM’s Brent Bosker