(Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

By Cam Lee

Brrrrrr!

Dangerous wind chills overnight give way to warmth later this week

Feb 18, 2020 | 11:37 AM

The cold weather continues – but not for long.

Wind chill values around – 40 degrees Celcius were reported in much of the province last night and into this morning.

Environment and Climate Change meteorologist Natalie Hasell told northeastNOW the cold snap is thanks to an Arctic ridge, and dangerous windchill values will stick around overnight into Wednesday.

“Temperatures [will] fall to -32 C, and even though [the wind is] expected to be relatively light, you could see windchills at -42 C in the overnight period,” Hasell said.

Temperatures will begin to climb relatively quick in north central Saskatchewan as the ridge of high pressure moves on tomorrow. A daytime high of -1 C is expected for Thursday in the Melfort area. Prince Albert has a forecasted high of +4 C for Saturday and La Ronge could see a high of +5 C by then as well.

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Hazell said the warmer temperatures later this week combined with overnight freezing could lead to some dangerous road conditions.

“Evening and overnight temperatures are definitely going to be below 0 C, so you’re in a freeze-thaw cycle,” Hasell said.

She said it can be difficult to see areas on the highway that have had melting and re-freezing, with black ice a possibility. Hasell recommends checking road conditions before travelling.

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