Spring storm to bring strong winds and rain to central and southern Saskatchewan

It’s fun in the sun on Wednesday before a spring storm whips its way into the province.

Environment Canada meteorologist Dan Fulton said a major spring storm is expected to bring high winds and rain to southern and central Saskatchewan, starting on Wednesday night.

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“For today, it’s going to be quite a beautiful day over much of the province,” Fulton said. “A little bit windy, but not quite as windy as we’re expecting on Thursday.”

He said wind gusts up to 60 km/h are expected in Regina on Wednesday, with gusts reaching up to 50 km/h in Saskatoon, before thunderstorms roll into the region on Wednesday night.

“You’ll see the strongest winds tomorrow,” Fulton said.

Fulton said wind gusts are expected to reach around 90 km/h in Regina on Thursday, while Saskatoon should see slightly slower gusts of around 80 km/h. The Swift Current area is expected to be the windiest, with gusts potentially reaching as high as 110 km/h.

A special weather statement from Environment Canada covered central and southern Saskatchewan on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, with winds and rain expected to pick up starting on Wednesday evening. (Environment Canada)

“You could see utility outages with that,” Fulton said. “Leaves aren’t out yet, so it won’t be quite as hard on trees. It makes driving difficult.”

The weather office said strong winds are expected to persist into Friday.

Meanwhile, some rain is also expected to accompany the system as it moves into Saskatchewan. Fulton said the western half of the province will likely get hit the hardest by the rain, but it’s hard to say for certain at this point.

“There’s going to be convection mixed, in like thunderstorms and things like that, so that always makes it pretty difficult to say where exactly is going to get the most amount of rain,” he noted.

Fulton said Regina is set to get five millimetres of rain on Thursday, with Saskatoon getting 15-25 mm.

“That’s not atypical for the May Long Weekend,” Fulton explained.

“That’s the way it seems to roll, I’ve noticed through the years doing this job.”

Between 20 and 40 mm of precipitation is expected to fall in some areas by Friday night, with lighter rain falling in southeastern and east-central Saskatchewan.

Due to the “major spring storm,” Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for areas in and around Regina, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, Estevan, Orkney, Swift Current, Weyburn, and the Battlefords.

The latest updates on the weather alerts can be found on Environment Canada’s website.