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Saskatchewan residents should strap themselves in to experience a little bit of all four seasons this Thanksgiving weekend.
According to Environment Canada meteorologist Shannon Moodie, the weekend will start very mild, with “above-seasonal temperatures” on Friday.
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“It’s going to be a quiet start to the weekend, but through Saturday night into Sunday and Monday, we’re looking at a system that’s going to be coming up from the U.S. that’s going to give primarily rain,” said Moodie in a phone interview with 980 CJME.
“There’s going to be some cold air coming in and some very gusty northerly winds.”
Moodie said Sunday will likely start with heavy rain, along with some lightening and thunderstorms in parts of southeastern Saskatchewan, including Regina. She said some parts of southeastern Saskatchewan may even see snow on Sunday night or early on Monday.
As for what residents can expect when it comes to rainfall, Moodie said upwards of 25 millimetres is expected in some areas.
“Could be more, could be less. Again, it’s going to be very variable with the system,” she said.
With temperatures expected to fall throughout Sunday, the rain could transition to snow, noted Moodie.
Environment Canada said it was “tricky” to give an estimate for snowfall amounts, because the ground is still quite warm, which doesn’t provide ideal conditions for snow to accumulate.
After the “unseasonably warm temperatures” expected on Friday and the blast of rain and snow over the long weekend, Moodie said she expects to see a return to normal temperatures for this time of year, around 12 C, by mid-week.
Last month, 980 CJME spoke with David Phillips, Environment Canada’s senior climatologist, who said September was warmer than normal across Saskatchewan, and that trend was felt across the country.
Phillips said a large high-pressure area was the reason for the hot temperatures at the tail end of September and into the first week of October.
Heading into October, November and December, Phillips said he expected temperatures to generally remain warmer than normal across the prairies.
“It doesn’t mean every day. When I talk about October being warmer than normal and then I use the same words describing that September is warmer than normal, there’s a difference of 8 C between September and October,” he explained.
“We know it’s cooling off. It’s not July warmth. I mean, it certainly won’t be sweater weather, but it looks spectacular.”
But while the warm temperatures are likely to be welcomed, Phillips said a good rain is needed once farmers in Saskatchewan have harvest wrapped up.
—with files from 980 CJME’s Gillian Massie and Abby Zieverink
