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Some wintry weather is on the way to southwestern Saskatchewan.
A snowfall warning from Environment Canada was in effect on Monday morning in areas around the Cypress Hills, Coronach, Climax, Eastend and Maple Creek, extending as far south as the U.S. border.
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Environment Canada meteorologist Rose Carlsen said 10 to 15 centimetres of snow is expected to fall in some areas in southwest Saskatchean by Tuesday morning.
“But some areas in the Cypress Hills, kind of over the higher terrain, could get more, on the order of 15 to 20 centimetres,” Carlsen said, adding that people living close to the U.S. border can expect to be hit the hardest.
She said the snow has already started to fall in Alberta, with the system expected to slowly make its way into Saskatchewan throughout the day before tracking eastward out of the province by Tuesday morning.
“There’s actually going to be a sharp gradient for where the heavy snowfall is to where we’re not getting a whole lot,” Carlsen noted.
Regina is also expected to get hit with some snow from the low-pressure system, but Carlsen said it won’t be anything to worry about.
“Although Regina is gonna be getting some snowfall, we’re not really expecting much more than a dusting to accumulate in the area,” the meteorologist said.
The weather service previously predicted Regina would get two to four centimetres of snow, but Carlsen said the system is now tracking further south.
On top of the snow, Carlsen said there is some colder air coming into the province along with the system, which is bringing temperatures down closer to the seasonal norms after a few weeks of warm weather.
“We’re probably going to be starting to be just in the thick of winter now,” said Carlsen.
“Previously, anything that we’ve seen so far has essentially melted pretty quickly.”
The latest updates on the weather alerts can be found on Environment Canada’s website, and current highway conditions can be found on the Saskatchewan Highway Hotline.
