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People in Saskatchewan woke up to a return of extreme cold warnings in many parts of the province on Sunday, with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) saying the dangerous wind chill would last for the next few days.
ECCC said temperatures are expected to improve by midweek.
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Overnight low temperatures will hover around -30 C, which combined with 10 to 15 km/h winds would bring wind chill to -40 to -45 C over the coming days.
ECCC warned that frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin, and the conditions also brought a risk of hypothermia.
The area covered by extreme cold warnings in Saskatchewan on Feb. 2, 2025. (Environment and Climate Change Canada)
Areas covered by the warnings include Saskatoon, Lloydminster, Martensville, Warman, Meadow Lake, The Battlefords and Rosetown, as well as a number of R.M.s.
Find a full list of warnings here.
ECCC says extreme cold puts everyone at risk and those risks are greater for young children, older adults, people with chronic illnesses, people working or exercising outdoors, and people without proper shelter.
People should watch for cold related symptoms, the weather agency said, like shortness of breath, chest pain, muscle pain and weakness, numbness and colour change in fingers and toes.
ECCC also warned that pets were at risk and anyone working outside should take regularly scheduled breaks to warm up.
As well, a number of roads were still problematic for travellers in the province, according to the Highway Hotline.
A snapshot of roads affected b y weather conditions in Saskatchewan at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday. (Highway Hotline)
Travel was not recommended around Moose Jaw, on Highway 56 and on parts of Highway 1 from Moose Jaw to Regina and in Swift Current on Highway 4 from the junction of Highway 343 to Swift Current, on Highway 363, and Highway 379.
Highway 21 from the junction of Highway 13 to Cypress Hills also received the travel not recommended warning, as well as Highway 43, Highway 343, and Highway 4 from Cadillac to the junction of Highway 343
Around Saskatoon, Highway 41 from the junction of Highway 20 to the junction of Highway 2, as well as in Melfort was affected as well as in Tisdale on Highway 35 from the junction of Highway 349 to Tisdale.
In Prince Albert, Highway 3 from Kinistino to Birch Hills also carried the travel not recommended warning.
Motorists can access information on road conditions and track which roads have been plowed, salted, and/or sanded within the last two hours on the Highway Hotline.
On Friday and Saturday blowing snow advisories covered a large swathe of the Saskatchewan and closed a few roads in the province, including Highway 1 on both days.
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