Weather heating up in Saskatchewan this week, Environment Canada says

Blue skies and pleasant summer weather are forecast to be making a welcome return to Saskatchewan.

Extended forecasts from Environment Canada on Sunday showed hot days and fine weather will blanket the province this coming week, a welcome reprieve after a costly series of storms last week, where lightning streaked across the prairie skies and hail pounded crops. A number of tornado warnings were also issued.

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Regina, Saskatoon and southern part of the province will see high temperatures hovering around 30 C to 32 C right through until Friday after a risk of frost in areas like Humboldt, Estevan, Yorkton and Weyburn on Sunday night.

Winds will be predominantly southwesterly around 20 km/h gusting to 40 km/h in areas around Saskatoon and Martensville tomorrow but sunny weather will persist, Environment Canada said.

In northern Saskatchewan, the weather agency said high temperatures around 26 C would be accompanied by humidex values up to 30 in the next couple of days before the warm weather hits on Tuesday.

There were 46 active wildfires in the province considered to not be contained on Sunday, according to Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA).

The Muskeg Fire, north of La Plonge Indian Reserve and Beauval, was the only blaze considered to not be contained, SPSA said. That fire was first reported on June 28 had burned 365,754 ha (nearly 904,000 acres) at 10 am on Aug. 24.

SPSA says there have been 469 fires in Saskatchewan so far in 2025.

The five-year average to date for Saskatchewan wildfires is 395.

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