UPDATE: November 2nd, 2022, 6:30 am

The area is still under a snowfall warning. Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions.

If visibility is reduced while driving, turn on your lights and maintain a safe following distance.

ORIGINAL: November 1st, 2022, 1:00 pm

West Central Saskatchewan is going to get its first real taste of winter tomorrow. A system moving in from Alberta will travel across the province and bring with it a mix of rain and snow.  

Winterlike conditions will begin to present themselves tonight however, with a mix of rain that will turn to snow in the overnight hours. Because of the temperature hovering around 0 degrees, freezing rain is a possibility tonight.  

Meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, Jesse Wagar details what exactly the system will bring to the area.  

“At first there may be a bit of a mix between some rain and snow and unfortunately there is a slight risk of seeing some freezing rain overnight tonight, which could make the roads in the morning not so great. Now the risk of freezing rain area is probably a little bit more to the north and east of Kindersley itself, but there is a slight risk of seeing it in the Kindersley area as well. Kindersley is right on the edge of the heaviest snow. Areas to the north towards North Battleford, Unity, and even going further to Prince Albert National Park, that's where the heaviest snowfall is expected.” 

Between 10 to 20 centimeters of snow is expected by Thursday morning and into the afternoon. Road conditions will be questionable at times throughout Wednesday. Winds gusts up to 40km/hr are expected which may cause drifting snow and reduced visibility at times.  

Motorists are encouraged to check the Highway Hotline before traveling when winterlike driving conditions exist.