Saskatchewan sees first snowfall of the season

It may have not stuck around for long, but snow did hit the ground in Saskatchewan’s northwest Sunday.

According to Environment Canada’s Chris Stammers, one or two centimetres hit the ground overnight, along with some rain mixed in. It fell in between North Battleford and Meadow Lake, and up through to the Alberta border.

“Nothing actually fell at the North Battleford or Meadow Lake airports, as far as accumulations, but definitely a little bit of wet snow, mixed in there this morning,” Stammers said.

In some localized areas, rainfall reports were between 30 and 40 mm, or 1 to 1.5 inches.

Stammers said the snowfall is pretty normal for this time of year, especially with overnight precipitation.

“As your temperatures approach the zero degree mark, it’s not unheard of to have some snow mixed in, certainly. (It) usually doesn’t last as temperatures are still up in the upper single digits. So it usually melts pretty quickly when the sun comes up,” he explained.

More snowfall is expected Wednesday to Thursday with a Colorado low swinging through the eastern prairies, mainly in the southeast.

Central regions of Saskatchewan will also be impacted, Stammers said.

“It’ll kind of be a rain-snow mix. As of right now, not looking more than a centimetre or two. That certainly won’t last on the ground,” Stammers explained.