Snow is certainly coming, but not to Prince Albert just yet. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)

By Rob Mahon

No Snow Yet

Season’s first snow dodges Prince Albert

Oct 14, 2022 | 12:00 PM

A summer-like Thanksgiving weekend is going to feel like a distant memory for the next two days in much of Saskatchewan. Despite the cooldown, however, we’re getting off relatively lightly compared to our provincial neighbours.

The Prince Albert area is in for a drop in temperature over the next two days. Daytime highs will be below seasonal averages for the first time this month, and overnight lows will stay below zero all through the weekend.

“We did have kind of cold front that swept through the prairies and Prince Albert is seeing a little bit of that,” said Danielle Desjardins, meteorologist with Environment Canada. “That’s why the temperature is going to decrease a little bit over the next coming days, but you know, it’s not that much below average.”

On average, the daytime high for this time of year is about 9C, while this weekend it will be more like 5C. A glance across the provincial border into Manitoba shows things could be a lot colder, as much of Manitoba has just gotten their first snowfall of the season.

“Northern Saskatchewan and pretty much all of Manitoba is seeing the coldest weather right now,” Desjardins said. “There is widespread snow over Manitoba. It’s not sticking on the ground in the southern portion of the province, but northern Manitoba is expecting up to ten centimeters of snow.”

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While we’ll dodge the snow here, expect to see plenty of frost. The overnight lows for the weekend and early next week fall just below freezing. The good news is, after the weekend, the temperature starts to tick back up again.

“We do have some warming coming from the west, so Alberta and portions of Saskatchewan will see a warm-up after the weekend,” said Desjardins. “We’re looking at a drier pattern, especially for the first half of the week, and we’re going to see temperatures climb back into the teens.”

If you’ve been thinking to yourself that this fall has been warmer in general, you’re correct. Most days in October so far have been warmer than seasonal averages, and the end of September was that way as well.

“It has been a warmer fall in general than average,” Desjardins said. “It definitely has been warmer than normal, especially over Alberta and Saskatchewan.”

The forecast for next Monday through Thursday shows sunny skies and highs in the double digits. Overnight lows could even get above zero again.

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