Wild week of weather ahead for Saskatoon and area

Anything can happen when it comes to springtime weather in Saskatchewan.

And at least this week, we shouldn’t be getting any snow.

That’s according to Chris Stammers, an Environment Canada meteorologist. He said this upcoming week of weather in the province, which has a 26 C change in daily highs from Monday to Friday, is going to bring a little of everything.

On Monday, we begin the week with potential record-setting temperatures of 32 C. The record was set in 1901 when Saskatoon hit 30.6 C.

It’s much the same Tuesday, with the forecasted high of 30 C.

“Then we have a cold front coming through,” cautioned Stammers.

“Late Tuesday, kind of early evening, late afternoon … that could spark off some thunderstorms, although the risk looks better the further east you go in the province. So, (there’s a) slight chance for Saskatoon area.”

On Wednesday, the forecasted daily high sits at 14 C. That then falls to 8 C Thursday, and 6 C Friday.

As for precipitation?

The east, along with the Regina area, will be getting some of the moisture. Snow is expected in some areas in the southeast.

But Stammers said Saskatoon is expected to just get the “cool air part” of the cold front.

Stammers did have some more hopeful news by the weekend, though.

“Perhaps in the latter half of the weekend, things could turn a little more unsettled, more showery. But (we’re) not looking at, really, any widespread precipitation yet. There’s hints that it may be late weekend, early next week,” he said.

“(There’s) not enough consistency yet for me to get too excited about that, for sure.”

When it comes to the major temperature drop, that shouldn’t be unexpected in our province, according to Stammers.

“We always say up until May long, things are pretty dicey up and down. And spring in the prairies, in general, is kind of a rollercoaster of temperatures,” he said.