Rainfall warnings issued for west central Saskatchewan this weekend

It’s going to be very wet in parts of Saskatchewan this weekend.

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has issued a rainfall warning for west-central areas of the province from the Alberta border through to Kindersley, north to Kerrobert and east to Davidson.

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Chris Stammers, ECCC meteorologist, said a low pressure system coming up from the northwestern U.S. through Alberta is heading into Saskatchewan.

“Rain has already started, and it will continue through today and last into Sunday before finally tapering off.”

The affected areas will see anywhere from 50 mm to 70 mm of rain, or nearly three inches.

Drought stricken farmers in Saskatchewan’s southwestern area will also get some moisture, although Stammers said it’s probably not as much as they’d like to see.

“Further south they’ll probably see a little bit less, kind of in the 20 mm to 30 mm range. Then, as you go across the province, they’ll probably see 10 mm to 20 mm as it pushes across the Prairies,” he added.

Areas north of Prince Albert hit by wildfires will experience cooler temperatures over the weekend, but likely won’t get much rainfall, if any.

“They’re not going to see much with this (weather system). It’s going to stay largely south of Prince Albert, so we are not going to see much impact over the northern part of the province,” said Stammers.

Although it’s late June, it’s not out of the ordinary for parts of the province to get a lot of rain falling over a longer period of time.

“Our normals are (temperatures in the) low 20s at this time of year, but June is our wettest month, so it’s not unheard of to have a big system come through before the heat builds back in again.”

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