Tag Archives: Weather
Dangerous wind chills overnight give way to warmth later this week
The cold weather continues - but not for long.Wind chill values around - 40 degrees Celcius were reported in much of the province last night and into this morning.Environment and Climate Change meteor...
Feb 18, 2020 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)
What'sHappeningNOW Feb. 13, 2020
News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with Reporter Ronald Quaroni about one of the coldest mornings of the year in Prince Albert.
Feb 13, 2020
P.A. residents feel the chill as temperatures sank below -40 C
Prince Albert and area woke up to one of the coldest mornings of the year.Environment Canada reported -40.3 C as the low point. Although it may have felt like, it wasn't even the coldest day of 2020."...
Feb 13, 2020 (paNOW Staff/ Ronald Quaroni)
Near-record temperatures to hit Prince Albert on Saturday
How things can change. It was one year ago temperatures were bitter cold. Overnight lows were hitting - 39 C, daytime highs were around - 25 C. Fast forward and it's a much different story.Environment...
Jan 30, 2020 A group of children from Sturgeon Lake Central School enjoying Little Red River park. Daytime highs are expected to hit 8.3 C this Saturday in Prince Albert. (paNOW Staff/ Michael Joel-Hansen)
Conditions favourable for slick roads for much of the week
The mild conditions will stay with us for several days, but so too will the slippery conditions.Environment and Climate Change Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang told northeastNOW the milder air is comin...
Jan 27, 2020 Rime frost looks pretty, but the conditions that come with it can lead to slippery roads and sidewalks. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)
Freezing rain warnings issued in central & southeastern Sask
Environment Canada issued freezing rain warnings Saturday morning for communities in central and southeastern Saskatchewan."There's a pretty good band of freezing rain just to the northwest of North B...
Jan 25, 2020 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)
Melting snow could lead to ice dams
The warmer weather is certainly welcome, but there can be some challenges associated with it.That includes the potential for ice dams on your roof.Trent Fedorychka, associate financial advisor with Co...
Jan 24, 2020 Ice Dams could form on your roof during the melt-thaw cycle. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Shellbrook man says Tesla 'performing at 100 per cent' despite deep freeze
If you had doubts about the ability of electric cars to handle extreme cold weather, you could hardly have imagined a better time to test their performance than this past week in Northeastern Saskatch...
Jan 17, 2020 Curtis Bloom of Shellbrook stands beside his Tesla Model S. (submitted photo/Curtis Bloom)
Cold warnings to be followed by snow and early week warm-up
Following the end of the nearly week-long extreme-cold warning residents of the northern grain belt are going to need their snow shovels.Starting Friday and heading into Saturday, Environment Canada i...
Jan 17, 2020 (file photo/Olga Viakter)
Creatures of Prince Albert National Park find fascinating ways to endure bitter temperatures
Animals of the Prince Albert National Park may not be able to run inside and warm up with a cup of hot chocolate, but they have found ways to stay warm during the colder parts of winter.According to A...
Jan 16, 2020 Black-capped chickadees have evolved to increase their memory during the winter to remember where stored food is hidden. (Photo 141901672 © Marilyn Gould - Dreamstime.com)
