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Regina’s “yo-yo kind of weather” this winter is far and away an improvement over the city’s winter last season, according to Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips.
“One statistic I saw compared to last year, you’ve had one day where the temperature has been below -30 C in Regina. I think that was last week; your coldest moment was -31.3.
“Last year you had eight of those suckers,” Phillips told the 980 CJME Greg Morgan Morning Show.
For this week in the southern part of Saskatchewan, Phillips said temperatures will dip down below seasonal values Wednesday and into Thursday; then they’ll warm up for the weekend.
The polar vortex is still active, though it’s only affecting northern Saskatchewan.
Phillips explained that doesn’t mean that it’s gone.
“(It’s) broken up into three parts, so we’re seeing different parts of the northern hemisphere under the influence. It’s still active; ironically when it’s weak, it causes problems for the south. When it’s strong, it just stays up there and spins like a top on the top of the world,” he said.
The province now is at a point, statistically, where winter temperatures have bottomed out; there should be a trend of slowly warming temperatures in the remaining 57 days of winter, Phillips added.
Regina’s high for Tuesday is expected to be -2, while the low should dip down to -12; Wednesday should be the coldest day this week, with a high of -9 and a low of -24 forecasted by Environment Canada.
Sunday is expected to be the warmest day, with a high of -1 and a low of -14.