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Except for Lloydminster, extreme cold warnings across the province are no longer in effect and some relief from the frigid weather is in sight for some areas.
By 6:00 a.m. in Regina, the temperature was at -22 C, with a wind chill value of -33. Saskatoon was a bit colder at -27 and a wind chill value of -39.
Environment Canada forecast a high of -19 C Monday in Regina, with Saskatoon expected to hit -20 C by Monday afternoon.
David Phillips, Environment Canada’s chief climatologist, said the Arctic air mass behind the recent cold snap was expected to linger.
“The problem with cold air, it’s not like a weather system that comes in, hits and runs. It kind of comes in and stays the course,” he said.
Prince Albert was at -24 Monday morning, with a slight wind chill value of -27. Its forecasted high for Monday is also -19.
The lack of extreme cold doesn’t necessarily mean a return to normal temperatures, with Environment Canada chief climatologist David Phillips telling people to expect a cold February.
“If we continue on this long it may very well be the coldest February since 1936,” he said.
Phillips said he had faith people in Saskatchewan would be more than able to push through the cold temperatures.
“You know how to deal with it. You know where your balaclavas are. You know how to bundle up. Clearly. people have been able to handle it.”