Warm, dry weather bringing relief to Saskatchewan

“It looks like a really good stretch of weather coming up for at least the next week,” Lang said. “Looking for sunny skies, lighter winds, highs in the low, and even getting into the mid-20s.”

The average temperature this time of year is 15 C, with the lows around 3 C. The dry weather should produce less dew in the morning as well, which means people can get out and cut their grass or take care of other yard work earlier.

Perhaps no one will be smiling about the forecast more than farmers, who have dealt with a lot of rain over the past month or so.

“They’ve endured a wet end of August and a wet beginning of September, so this is more like it.”

The dry conditions are no surprise to Lang, who said that the month of September is normally among the driest of the year. While the temperatures over the next week will be above normal, they are not near record-breaking, with those highs generally in the high 20s or low 30s for this time of year.

“This is usually the time when we enjoy these nice stretches – we just haven’t seen them for a while,” Lang said. “Let’s get out there and enjoy it.”

Lang said it’s nice to see a weather pattern like this that will help farmers and extend summer-like conditions for a little while longer. It is in stark contrast to the rain the province has seen over the past few weeks, and Lang said areas of the northeast have seen 80 mm of precipitation or more during that stretch.

The warm, dry pattern will affect most of the province, with only areas in the far north seeing significant precipitation during that time.

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cam.lee@pattisonmedia.com

by Cam Lee

Warm, dry weather bringing relief to Saskatchewan

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