The first weekend in February will be a snowy one for parts of the Prairies, a rather stark change after the record warmth earlier this week for many.
Winter storm and snowfall warnings are in place for southern Alberta, the hardest-hit region during this event. But, that doesn’t mean Saskatchewan is out of the woods, with 10-20 cm expected for parts of the province, as well. Saturday will feature the heaviest snowfall rates, so consider postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve.
DON’T MISS: El Niño and the polar vortex take centre stage for winter’s final chapter
Few places on Earth lurch between weather extremes quite like the Prairies. It’s only been a few days since a town in southern Saskatchewan saw a whopping daytime high of 21.1°C, marking the province’s warmest January temperature ever recorded.
Saturday
The days of all-time warmth are in the rearview mirror now as a disturbance moving over the border will usher in a spell of wintry weather across the western half of the Prairies.