Extremely cold, snow warnings persist for Saskatchewan

Travel was still difficult on some roads in Saskatchewan on Saturday night, including around Regina on highway 1 from the junction between highway 6 to Belle Plaine, as poor visibility and driving snow meant that the journey was not recommended.

Travel was also not recommended on Highway 2 from 15 Wing Base access to Tuxford, in Rosetown and on Highway 31 from the intersection of Highway 4 to Plenty.

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued a number of winter weather alerts earlier Saturday for many parts of the province.

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Road conditions at Saskatchewan’s highway hotline around 2 p.m. 19 on Saturday. Roads marked in blue are where travel is not recommended, yellow denotes partially covered roads, while pink means roads are covered with snow. (Highway Hotline)

Motorists can access information about road conditions and tracks which roads have been plowed, salted and/or sanded within the last two hours On the highway hotline.

Warnings of the ECCC were issued for many areas as a low -pressure system that crossed southern Saskatchewan was expected to bring widespread snow.

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ECCC said 10 to 15 cm of snow would fall through parts of eastern Saskatchewan on Saturday night that would ease to hibernate flourries through Sunday to Monday. Find a complete list of areas covered with snowfall alerts here.

The area in the province is covered by snowfall warnings on Saturday. (ECCC)

Extreme cold warnings were issued for northern areas, with wind cooling values ​​near -45 C expected on Saturday night in Fond-You-Lac, Stony Rapids, Black Lake, Uranium City, Camsell Portage, Wollaston Lake and Collins Bay.

On Friday, Snow Advisories covered a large sling of Saskatchewan and closed a few roads in the province, including Highway 1 Friday night

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