August continues to bring the heat, and humidity to Saskatchewan. Heat warnings are in effect for the south west including Shaunavon, Maple Creek, The Cypress Hills and Val Marie. A heat warning also stretches across north central Saskatchewan from the Battlefords in the west to Porcupine Plain and the Manitoba border in the east. Temperatures […]
Saskatchewan residents could face a tough winter again this coming year. The editor of the Farmers Almanac, Peter Geiger, says weather will turn cold in late fall. He says the coming winter will be bitterly cold with heavy snowfall across the Canadian prairies. The almanac forecast is based on a century old formula of […]
With just over a week left in July, Regina and the area have seen some wetter conditions compared to the last couple of years. So far this month, 76.7 millimetres had fallen, almost three times the amount last year when Regina received only 27.3 millimetres. Terri Lang, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, […]
A strong thunderstorm rolling through Regina early this morning, knocked out power to almost half of the city. The storms brought thunder, lightning, heavy rain, and some good wind gusts. Sask Power’s Outage Map showed most of the west side of the city, west of Albert Street is in the dark this hour. The power […]
With the heat getting turned up this week in Saskatchewan, SaskPower is reminding residents of a few tips to keep them and their power bills cool. Scott McGregor, a spokesperson for SaskPower, said that with hotter temperatures incoming, energy efficiency is essential to promote. “One of the most important things that you can do is […]
Mother Nature will be turning up the heat. Regina will see highs ranging from the high 20s to the low 30’s this week, with Saturday and Sunday topping off the week at 33°c. Terri Lang, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, said that the heat is going to stick around for next week. […]
Environment Canada says summer 2022 in southern Saskatchewan will be warmer than normal. Senior climatologist David Phillips says this summer in Southern Saskatchewan will not see the same heat wave this year as 2021. He says the weather will be warmer than normal but not the same heat blast as last year. Phillips says rainfall […]
Its been a stormy start to summer. Another afternoon of warm air and changing weather systems brought a series of storms across the prairies, and through Saskatchewan. Most of the nasty weather was focused north of Regina around Manitou Beach and Foam Lake. Eric Dykes with Environment and Climate Change Canada says the severe storms […]
The Water Security Agency has invested almost 600 thousand dollars in new weather and soil monitoring stations in a dozen locations across the province. The new locations fill areas where gaps in data gathering networks exist. The new stations are located near Arcola, Candiac, Radville, Milestone, Francis, Quinton, Holdfast, Hazenmore, Mankota, Climax, Klintonel and Shaunavon. […]
Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for the western and central Saskatchewan. Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Outlook, Battlefords and Kindersley areas are all under heat advisories as the first major heat event hits Saskatchewan this weekend. The warnings are in place because humidex values could exceed +40 on Saturday. Heat warnings are issued when very […]
