This weekend marks Saskatchewan’s transition to winter according to Brad Vrolijk from Environment Canada.
Saturday is still on track to see moderate to heavy snowfall, with the Saskatoon area still expecting 10 to 15 centimetres of snow. With winds getting to 30 or 50 kilometres per hour, visibility may be affected. Light snow might persist over night with another 2 to 4 centimetres.
Vrolijk says the main portion of the storm is expected on Sunday spreading a broad band of precipitation across the province. This could include rain or freezing rain in South Eastern Saskatchewan, to heavy snow in most of Southern Saskatchewan. Vrolijk says Saskatoon is on the north western plank of the heaviest snowfall and currently another 10 to 15 centimetres is expected Sunday. He explains if the system ends up going further east there could be less snow, but if it heads west there could be even more snow in Saskatoon. Prince Albert is expected to see similar levels of snow, but likely a bit less than Saskatoon, especially on Sunday.
On Sunday Vrolijk says Saskatoon should see winds pick up and hit 40 to 60 kilometres an hour. This could produce blizzard like conditions around the city, with poor visibility on the roads.
Vrolijk says the heaviest band of snow right now is tracking from the Shaunavon-Swift Current area towards the Humboldt-Wynard-Hudson Bay. He explains this band could bring 30 to 50 centimetres of snow.
