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Get ready to pull out the shovels and snowblowers on Tuesday, as a big dump of snow is set to hit much of Saskatchewan.
Snowfall warnings and blowing snow advisories from Environment Canada covered much of southern and central Saskatchewan on Tuesday morning. Meteorologist James Colangelo said quite a bit of snow is expected to fall over the next 24-36 hours, with the snowfall expected to start in Regina and Saskatoon on Tuesday afternoon before ending on Wednesday evening.
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“It looks like that warm spell is over with this winter storm here, and then back to winter as we know it,” Colangelo said.
Up to 35 cm of snow is expected to fall in areas between Meadow Lake and Estevan by Wednesday evening. Colangelo said Regina could get as much as 30 cm of snow, while Saskatoon could see as much as 25 cm.
Large areas of Saskatchewan were under snowfall warnings and blowing snow advisories from Environment Canada on Tuesday morning. (Environment Canada)
“That could make your rush-hour commute home tonight really, really treacherous,” said Colangelo. “The roads will be a little bit slick with that snow. Just be careful out there. Avoid non-essential travel, if possible.”
Colangelo said wind gusts up to 80 km/h are expected in the Regina area on Tuesday afternoon, and gusts up to 60 km/h are expected in the Saskatoon area. He said he expects highway conditions to deteriorate as the weather system moves into the province, with zero visibility at times.
“Expect really treacherous driving conditions. If you’re out on the roads, really be careful. Keep a large following distance behind the car in front of you, because that snow will be blowing quite a bit,” the meteorologist advised.
“If I were a betting man, I’d expect some road closures today, and possibly pretty widespread. So as the system really extends all the way up from the international border up north of Saskatoon to Prince Albert, I’d expect quite a few road closures.”
Colangelo said the winds will peter out well before the snow stops falling.
“The winds will start to die off well before the snow does, but you won’t be out of the woods in terms of that heavy snowfall,” he said.
Once the system rolls out of the province, Colangelo said temperatures in the -20 C range are expected to make a return to the province.
The latest updates on the weather alerts can be found on Environment Canada’s website, and current road conditions can be accessed via the Saskatchewan Highway Hotline.
