Meteorologist says Saskatchewan could see even more snow next week

“Quite the late-season snow dump we saw in Saskatchewan yesterday,” said James Colangelo, an Environment Canada meteorologist.

“We definitely saw heavy snow as well as blowing snow as those northeasterly winds kind of blew it around.”

Colangelo said there are often mixed reports of snowfall totals after a storm, so he wasn’t surprised to see people coming up with different numbers online.

“Depending on where you are in the city, you can see different snowfall rates, as well as just different methods of measuring,” he explained.

Colangelo said the province can expect a chilly weekend as cold air lingers over the province in the wake of the storm, but temperatures should warm up significantly next week thanks to a ridge of warm air developing over the west coast of the U.S.

“We could see temperatures get up into the high teens and possibly the low 20s by midweek, so whatever’s left after the shoveling should melt away,” the meteorologist said.

The bad news, however, is that it’s probably still too early to haul out your patio furniture. Colangelo said even more snow could be coming to the province after the warm-up provides a brief respite.

“Could see some showers on Wednesday into Thursday, and then as that system exits and the high pressure builds in, could see more snow by the end of next week,” Colangelo said.

The meteorologist said it’s still very early to make accurate predictions, but it appears that the western and northern parts of the province could see more snow, while the Regina area won’t be hit as hard as it was on Thursday.

“It doesn’t look as bad as this one, but it could be a fairly sizable low-pressure system that makes its way through,” Colangelo said.

by Marija Robinson/650 CKOM

Meteorologist says Saskatchewan could see even more snow next week

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