West-central Saskatchewan appears destined to fend off old man winter for at least one more week.
Environment and Climate Change Canada is expecting daytime highs for the next week to be around the freezing mark, which is well above seasonal averages.
Wednesday is projected to be the warmest, potentially reaching double digits.
Terri Lang, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, said the mild December temperatures can be attributed to the current Jet Stream path and a prominent El Niño.
"We're not seeing any cold intrusions at all coming," she said. "Even when we look out into the much longer range, we can see out to about 10 days, and there isn't any cold air on the way so this trend will continue."
Kindersley's 30-year average temperature is a daytime high of minus 8 and overnight lows of minus 17. At this rate, parts of the region could be looking at green grass instead of a traditional white Christmas. The forecast for the region is bare for any precipitation currently.
"No big weather systems coming through or weathermakers," she said. "Even if we do get something through because there is no cold air, that means there's a good chance it won't stick around, that it will melt even if it does come."
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