Significant Wind Storm and Accumulating Snowfall To Start Off the Week Across Saskatchewan; Gusts Over 100km/h With 6–12cm of Snowfall Accumulation Possible

It’s almost the end of March and we’re well into spring, but the weather across Saskatchewan tonight into Monday will make it feel more like winter. A strong system developing over the Alberta Rockies is expected to move into the province late Sunday evening and into the overnight hours bringing with it the threat of very strong wind gusts and widespread snowfall. The worst conditions will be found during the morning and afternoon on Monday with persistent light to moderate snowfall and wind gusts up to 100-115km/h in some areas.

We’ll see the strongest gust along the Alberta border including Swift Current, Shaunavon, Kindersley and Assiniboia with the maximum wind gusts ranging from 100-115km/h. The rest of Southern and Central Saskatchewan will see wind gusts approach damaging levels around 90-105km/h including Moose Jaw, Saskatoon and Regina with weaker winds to the north. The strong wind gusts will weaken as we head into the evening on Monday although they’ll likely continue to be quite strong up to midnight.

For much of Saskatchewan, we’re looking at between 6-12cm of snowfall accumulation between Monday and Tuesday. Some localized regions may pick up near 15-20cm although the data isn’t super strong so we’re holding with the 6-12cm zone as our maximum. There will be lower amounts along the international border with only a few centimetres expected. The snow will continue throughout Monday and slowly taper off overnight into early Tuesday morning.