Winter Set To Return On Saturday Night Likely Spoiling Outdoor Plans

If you had any outdoor activities planned for Sunday the forecast may not agree with your plans.

Environment Canada has released a special weather statement that a brief blast of winter is expected to return on Saturday night.

A special weather statement has been issued for:

  • City of Moose Jaw

  • R.M. of Baildon including Briercrest

  • R.M. of Caron including Caronport and Caron

  • R.M. of Chaplin including Chaplin

  • R.M. of Craik including Craik and Aylesbury

  • R.M. of Dufferin including Bethune and Findlater

  • R.M. of Enfield including Central Butte

  • R.M. of Eyebrow including Eyebrow and Brownlee

  • R.M. of Hillsborough including Crestwynd and Old Wives lake

  • R.M. of Huron including Tugaske

  • R.M. of Maple Bush including Riverhurst and Douglas Prov. Park

  • R.M. of Marquis including Tuxford Keeler and Buffalo Pound

  • R.M. of Moose Jaw including Pasqua and Bushell Park

  • R.M. of Pense including Pense Belle Plaine and Stony Beach

  • R.M. of Redburn including Rouleau and Hearne

  • R.M. of Rodgers including Coderre and Courval

  • R.M. of Sarnia including Holdfast Chamberlain and Dilke

  • R.M. of Shamrock including Shamrock and Kelstern

  • R.M. of Wheatlands including Mortlach and Parkbeg

Environment Canada is predicting another shot of Winter is about to descend on Moose Jaw on Saturday night that will bring with it high winds, rain and snow for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday to the notoriously rapidly weather changing city.
The blast of Winter will be caused by a low pressure system forecast to move through southern Saskatchewan on the weekend, bringing falling temperatures, rain and snow for Sunday and continuing into early next week.

Precipitation will begin Saturday evening in the west and spread eastward through the night into Sunday morning. Most areas will see a period of rain to start but precipitation will steadily change to snow through Sunday as temperatures fall to the freezing mark. The change to snow and the freezing temperatures could lead to treacherous driving conditions.

The snow will continue through Monday and early Tuesday as the system stalls to the east. Final snowfall accumulations look to be highly variable and remain somewhat uncertain, but current indications have broadly 5 to 20 cm. The system finally moves off in earnest late Tuesday allowing for a gradual return to more normal temperatures by the end of the week.

With the dry weather conditions the wet weather may well be welcomed especially if large amounts of precipitation blanket the Moose Jaw region.
Additional alerts may be required as the system approaches.

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