Extreme cold warnings persist in large parts of Saskatchewan

The cold snap that followed a winter storm into Saskatchewan is expected to last until Wednesday.

Large portions of Saskatchewan’s west-central and northern areas went under extreme cold warnings from Environment Canada on Monday, including the areas around Saskatoon, Prince Albert and North Battleford. Those warnings were still in effect on Tuesday.

The weather service said the cold snap is expected to persist through much of the week, with wind chills as low as -40 C expected.

“Extreme wind chills will moderate through the day, but are expected to return again Tuesday night,” Environment Canada said in a statement.

“Temperatures will begin to moderate on Wednesday and return to above seasonal values by Thursday.”

The daytime high for Saskatoon was expected to reach just -20 C on Tuesday. While Regina’s forecast high was only two degrees warmer at -18 C, the Queen City was not included in the warning area.

The extreme cold warnings follow a major snowstorm, which left streets and highways in rough shape, particularly in Saskatoon.

According to the City of Saskatoon, 18 centimetres of snow fell during the storm.