A winter storm warning is present for the following areas. Information via Environment Canada weather alert:

4:44 AM CST Monday 17 January 2022

  • R.M. of Antelope Park including Loverna and Hoosier
  • R.M. of Biggar including Biggar and Springwater
  • R.M. of Chesterfield including Eatonia and Mantario
  • R.M. of Eye Hill including Macklin Denzil and Evesham
  • R.M. of Grandview including Handel and Kelfield
  • R.M. of Grass Lake including Salvador and Reward
  • R.M. of Heart's Hill including Cactus Lake
  • R.M. of Kindersley including Kindersley Brock and Flaxcombe
  • R.M. of Mariposa including Tramping Lake and Broadacres
  • R.M. of Marriott south of Biggar
  • R.M. of Milton including Alsask and Marengo
  • R.M. of Monet including Elrose Wartime and Forgan
  • R.M. of Mountain View including Herschel and Stranraer
  • R.M. of Newcombe including Glidden and Madison
  • R.M. of Oakdale including Coleville
  • R.M. of Pleasant Valley including McGee and Fiske
  • R.M. of Prairiedale including Major and Smiley
  • R.M. of Progress including Kerrobert and Luseland
  • R.M. of Reford including Landis and Leipzig
  • R.M. of Rosemount including Cando and Traynor
  • R.M. of Snipe Lake including Eston and Plato
  • R.M. of St Andrews including Rosetown and Zealandia
  • R.M. of Tramping Lake including Scott and Revenue
  • R.M. of Winslow including Dodsland and Plenty

A low pressure system will bring a mix of winter weather to impact southern Saskatchewan Monday night.

The most severe concern with this system is the potential for blizzard conditions Monday night into early Tuesday.

Snowfall begins tonight ahead of the system and continues with widespread 5-10 cm falling by Tuesday morning over the northern grainbelt. Higher amounts of up to 20 cm are possible along the Manitoba border from Hudson Bay south to Kamsack and thus the winter storm watch has been upgraded to a snowfall warning for these regions.

Northwesterly wind gusts of 70 to 80 km/h are expected Monday overnight into early Tuesday for much of southern Saskatchewan. The strongest winds of 90 km/h are possible with the cold front in southwestern Saskatchewan, along the US border and in the Wascana Basin.

The combined snowfall and strong winds may reduce visibilities to potentially blizzard conditions of less than 400 m for 4 hours Monday evening closer to the Alberta border and into Tuesday morning closer to the Manitoba border.

As the cold front sweeps through southwestern Saskatchewan Monday night, temperatures may quickly drop from above 0 to near -15 deg C. The snow melt from the day will freeze, creating very slippery conditions.

Additionally, there is a risk of freezing rain ahead of the system and along the warm front on a line from North Battlefords southeast to Estevan Monday afternoon into Monday evening.

Once the system passes to the east, extreme cold wind chill values are possible for Tuesday night as an arctic ridge of high pressure moves into the region.

Avoid travel if possible. Travel is expected to be hazardous due to reduced visibility in some locations. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become icy and slippery. Extreme cold conditions are likely with extreme wind chill values.