Weather to bring ‘tale of extremes’ Tuesday, Wednesday: Environment Canada

Tuesday and Wednesday are set to be up-and-down days weather-wise in Saskatchewan, according to Environment Canada.

“It will be a tale of extremes in Regina for the next couple of days,” meteorologist Brad Vrolijk said.

Tuesday’s high is expected to reach or get close to 0 C.

“But things are going to change rather abruptly tonight. A cold front pushing southward is going to bring some snow into the region this afternoon and strong northerly winds overnight, probably up 30 and gusting to 50 kilometers per hour,” he said.

That will lead to “some very cold air from the northern prairies is going to push into the region.”

He expects the weather shift to be the same for Saskatoon.

In Regina, he forecasted the temperature to be at -24 C or -25 by Wednesday morning; he predicted Saskatoon will be -27 or -28.

The forecasted high for both cities on Wednesday is -18 C.

But the cold likely won’t stick around for too long, Vrolijk said.

“It’s a rather progressive pattern … by Thursday we should see some improvement back toward seasonal temperatures with highs reaching almost -10 C. And heading into the weekend, we’ll see a return to seasonal or just above season temperatures.”

Vrolijk cautioned that communities outside of Regina and Saskatoon should brace for extreme wind chill warnings, particularly those areas north or Regina and east of Highway 11.

Around the province, Yorkton’s forecasted high for Wednesday is -21 C; Prince Albert’s and Nipawin’s is to be -18; North Battleford is forecasted to be -19.