It's set to be another bitterly cold day around west-central Saskatchewan, though there is finally light at the end of the tunnel looking at Tuesday's forecast, and an updated weather statement from Environment and Climate Change Canada.
The extreme cold warning from last week was updated at 4:27 AM on Monday morning, confirming that wind-chills between -40 and -50 should end Monday night into Tuesday morning. For the past week, an arctic air mass has brought dangerously cold weather to a large area covering Western Canada.
Extreme cold completely gripped Western Canada over the past week (Screengrab of Interactive Map via weather.gc.ca)As reported over the weekend there were record low temperatures in many parts of Saskatchewan. At -44.8 degrees Kindersley blew past their 2005 record of 38.8, and the historical record for January 14 was also shattered after Sunday's low of -43.4, in comparison to 2005's low of only -34 degrees.
Seasonal temperatures should be present once the cold snap officially leaves the region. After a current high of -18 on Tuesday, daytime temperatures should hover inside the -20s as the cold weather will officially stick around about a month after the first official day of winter.
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