Extreme 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 of Highway 6 to Belle Plaine, as poor visibility and drifting snow meant travel 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 junction of Highway 4 to Plenty.

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

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Road conditions on Saskatchewan’s Highway Hotline around 7 p.m. on Saturday. Roads marked in blue are where travel is not recommended, yellow denotes partly covered roads, while pink means roads are covered in snow. (Highway Hotline)

Motorists can access information on road conditions and track which roads have been plowed, salted, and/or sanded within the last two hours on the Highway Hotline.

Warnings were issued by ECCC for many areas as a low pressure system crossing southern Saskatchewan was expected to bring widespread snow.

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ECCC said 10 to 15 cm of snow would fall through portions of eastern Saskatchewan on Saturday night that would ease to lingering flurries through Sunday into Monday. Find a full list of areas covered by the snowfall warnings here.

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

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

On Friday blowing snow advisories covered a large swathe of the Saskatchewan and closed a few roads in the province, including Highway 1 on Friday night

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