Snow to kick off ‘unusual’ warm spell across southern Saskatchewan: Meteorologist

A small dump of snow is expected in southern Saskatchewan, but you might not even need your shovel with the warm weather expected to follow the snowfall.

Environment Canada is expecting two to four centimetres of snow to fall on Monday in Regina, while Saskatoon is expected to get two centimetres.

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Meteorologist Brad Vrolijk said warm, Pacific air is moving across the Rockies and into the prairies.

“As this week progresses, especially in southern Saskatchewan, we’re going to see temperatures warm up and warm up and warm up,” he said.

Vrolijk said sunshine, clear skies and breezy, westerly winds are expected to accompany the warmer-than-normal temperatures this week.

“It’s definitely unusual warmth, and it’s going to be persistent for a while,” the meteorologist said.

Thursday is expected to be the warmest day of this week, with a forecast high of 8 C in Regina and 5 C in Saskatoon. Vrolijk said the Cypress Hills region will likely be the warmest part of Saskatchewan this week, with temperatures possibly reaching into the teens.

“It is a little unusual. For the Cypress Hills, because they are higher up they have a habit of being able to mix the air better because it’s just bumpier, so the winds get mixed more as they go over it,” the meteorologist explained. “We often see some of the warmest temperatures in the province in the Cypress Hills region.”

Vrolijk said temperatures are expected to be above normal this week in areas from Meadow Lake to Prince Albert, Saskatoon and Regina, and all the way down through the rest of Southern Saskatchewan.

“The normal daytime highs around now are generally around -8 C or so, so we are looking at like 10 to 15 degrees above normal later this week for temperatures,” he said.

He added that no major cold spells are expected for at least a couple of weeks in southern Saskatchewan.

“The first two weeks of February won’t always be above zero, but we are looking at seasonal to above-seasonal temperatures for the first half of the month for pretty much all of southern Saskatchewan,” Vrolijk said.

However, he added, winter weather and frigid temperatures aren’t all in the rear-view mirror quite yet.

“I know it can be easy to think, ‘Oh, is this going to be the end of winter?’ Temperatures of -30 C are still going to exist in the far northern prairies. They’re not going to be that far away. I would suggest enjoying it while it lasts. All it’s going to take is one good low-pressure system to make that surge south, and we’ll be back in the deep freeze,” he explained.

“I certainly wouldn’t rule out another cold snap later in February, early March for the region.”