It’s nothing compared to what Saskatchewan experienced last week, but some parts of the province is going through another night of some severe winter weather. The Highway Hotline is reporting several highways have a travel not recommended status on them including Highway 11 from Regina to Davidson, the Regina bypass, and Highway 6 from Regina […]
It took a while and a lot of work, but SaskPower says all customers affected by this week’s windstorm and blizzard where the wind at times was well over 100 kilometers an hour has had service restored. SaskPower says some customers may see some minor planned outages over the coming days as crews keep conducting […]
Regina is expected to see road conditions be treacherous as a mix of freezing rain and snow along with severe winds are expected beginning Wednesday morning. Those conditions are expected to make Regina roads very slippery. The city says its primary focus as it is with any winter event will be to provide ice control […]
Talk late last year that January and February could be colder than usual was just that. Southern Saskatchewan has seen temperatures well above the seasonal norm for all of January and the last little bit of December and it isn`t going away for a while yet as extreme long-range forecasts are showing no real change […]
Environment Canada says 2020 was a strong contrast in weather between north and south Saskatchewan. Weather office meteorologist Terri Lang says the mean temperature in Regina was point 3 degrees warmer than normal, the 20th warmest on record. Lang says the north was cooler than usual. She adds the south was dry while the north […]
December was dry in Saskatchewan, continuing a pattern that stretched over much of the year. Moose Jaw had its lowest precipitation in 104 years of record keeping. The 179.6 millimetres was just under half of the city’s normal precipitation. Estevan, Swift Current and Regina nearly set records as well—all were between 50 and 60 percent […]
Those needing shelter on a cold night have another place to go. All Nations Hope Network and YWCA Regina are opening the doors to a “warm up station” that will provide an option for shelter to those who might otherwise be spending their days and nights battling extreme outdoor conditions during Saskatchewan winter nights […]
Canada’s senior climatologist, David Phillips, says Covid-19 and its aftermath is the top news story of 2020 as he unveiled the top 10 weather events of the year. Phillips says the coronavirus is the largest public health crisis in over a century. He says there is real hope the threat will come to an end […]
At least one Saskatchewan city is postponing its civic election after the weekend snowstorm that hit the province. Swift Current officials let it be known around 10:30 Monday morning that there would be no voting due to the cleanup the city has in front of it after a substantial snowfall hit making it difficult to […]
Due to the record-setting snowfall and hazardous conditions on Saskatchewan roads, the Government of Saskatchewan is authorizing municipalities and school divisions to postpone their elections, where conducting a general election is being significantly impeded by the weather. Given the uncertainty of the situation and because not all municipalities may be affected to the same extent, […]
