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Some areas of Saskatchewan are getting a bit of a reprieve.
On Friday morning, Environment Canada lifted extreme cold warnings for regions in southern Saskatchewan, including areas around Regina, Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Estevan and Weyburn. Warnings for many areas of the north were lifted just before noon.
But that’s not to say things were getting balmy.
The weather service’s forecast for Regina said the high Friday would be -20 C, with a wind chill in the afternoon of -30 C. The overnight low was to be -28 C with wind chills of -30 C in the evening and -37 C overnight.
The high Saturday for Regina is expected to be -13 C, with a wind chill of -37 C in the morning and -20 C in the afternoon.
The criteria for an extreme cold warning in southern Saskatchewan is temperatures or wind chills of -40 C for two hours.
However, extreme cold warnings remained in place Friday for much of the province, including the Saskatoon, Humboldt, Prince Albert and Battlefords regions.
“Extreme wind chill values have moderated this morning but values near -40 are expected again tonight and Saturday morning as a bitterly cold Arctic airmass lingers over the region,” Environment Canada said in its advisory.
“Temperatures are expected to return to near seasonal values later this weekend.”
In the Saskatoon area, Environment Canada said the high Friday was to be -19 C, with wind chill values of -28 C in the afternoon. The low Friday was to be -29 C, with a wind chill of -38 C overnight.
The high in Saskatoon on Saturday is expected to be -13 C, with wind chill values of -38 C in the morning and -19 C in the afternoon.