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After a weekend of weather warnings in the province, Mother Nature continued to make life difficult for drivers Monday.
Environment Canada issued fog and freezing advisories for west-central and southern Saskatchewan thanks to a large system of cloud cover stretching from northern B.C. into Minnesota.
“It introduced a whole bunch of low level moisture to the region. Both Saskatoon and Regina are pretty socked in with that deck of stratus clouds,” said meteorologist Rose Carlsen.
“What comes along with that is a lot of fog (and) drizzly weather. Because we’re in that shoulder season, where we get temperatures fluctuating around zero, we’re experiencing freezing drizzle in Saskatoon and a risk of freezing drizzle in Regina as well.”
The weather agency cancelled the freezing drizzle advisory for the Saskatoon area shortly after 7 a.m. but said the fog is not expected to lift until Monday afternoon.
Meanwhile, up to 13 centimetres of snow are expected in parts of northern Saskatchewan. A heavy snowfall warning includes Prince Albert National Park, La Ronge, Sandy Bay and Cumberland House.
If people are travelling Monday, the weather agency is warning drivers to be prepared for slippery roads and visibility to be suddenly reduced to near zero.
The latest highway conditions can be found on the Highway Hotline page. As of 7 a.m. the page was reporting reduced visibility on most highways in west-central and southern Saskatchewan.
The latest information on Environment Canada’s alerts can be found on the weather service’s website.