(CJME News Staff)

By CJME News

Extreme cold warnings issued for some areas of Sask.

Feb 4, 2021 | 5:57 PM

Saskatchewan is heading into the deep freeze.

Environment Canada has issued extreme cold warnings for the central and far north areas of the province.

The warning currently includes areas around Saskatoon, The Battlefords, Prince Albert, Melfort, Humboldt and Kamsack.

“An arctic ridge of high pressure will allow skies to remain relatively clear tonight,” read the advisory issued Thursday at about 3:30 p.m. “This ridge will also allow for a very cold air mass from the north to sink over portions of southern and central Saskatchewan starting tonight.

“Along with winds of 10 to 20 km/h, extreme wind chill values of -40 C or colder will occur tonight into Friday. Many areas rebound only slightly from these bitterly cold values during the day on Friday before another round of more expansive cold sets in across the province Friday night.”

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For more information, go to the Environment Canada weather alerts page.