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By CKOM News

Extreme cold warnings continue to cover Saskatchewan

Feb 7, 2021 | 8:50 AM

Extreme cold warnings still cover all of Saskatchewan, and that’s not expected to change any time soon.

Arctic air brought wind chills in the -40 to -50 range Saturday, which Environment Canada expects to continue through Sunday and into the week.

Meteorologist Eric Dykes said it’s too early to make any concrete long-term predictions, but it’s likely the cold will stick around for at least a week.

“Spring has to come sometime of course, but beyond knowing that … We could see some temperatures that are going to be rebounding to above seasonal in about the later part of this month. The short answer is we’re in it with the cold weather for the next week or so. Once we get into the last week of February, we might start to see temperatures rebound and actually become a couple degrees above normal to end the month,” he explained.

Daily highs in southern and central Saskatchewan at this time of the year tend to be around the -8 to -10 range.

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On Saturday, the high temperature in Regina was -27, while it was -28 in Saskatoon.

At least one temperature record was shattered. Early Sunday morning Uranium City hit a frosty -48. That’s significantly colder than the area’s previous record of -40 in 2019.

Dykes had some words of caution on dealing with the frigid temperatures.

“You want to make sure that you dress very warmly for the weather. Monitor how long you’re outside for. Check on some of your elderly relatives as well, check on them via Skype or phone call … Also, be mindful of your pets. If it’s cold enough that you want to stay inside, they probably do as well,” he said.

Windchills in the -40 to -47 range are enough to cause frostbite in five to 10 minutes. If it drops below -48, frostbite could happen in two to five minutes.