Sask. snowfall warnings ended for west-central regions

Snowfall warnings issued by Environment Canada for parts of Saskatchewan ended early Monday afternoon.

But many people in the southern areas of the province were digging out after a winter storm there over the weekend.

The hardest-hit area was the southwest corner of the province, with reports of 30 centimetres of snow, or almost one foot.

In Saskatoon, about five cm, or about two inches, fell overnight, just enough to coat lawns and car windshields.

As for Regina, the Queen City mostly saw a mix of rain and snow, and Environment Canada meteorologist Dan Fulton didn’t have a precise measure of how much snow fell.

“Most of it melted. I see the roads are fairly clear, but the grass has a little bit of snow on it … 12 mm of water equivalent (fell). But it was a mix of rain and snow, it was kind of spotty there,” he said.

The snow hit Alberta even harder, he said.

“Snowfall totals continue to increase (in that province),” Fulton said. “The highest I’ve seen so far is in Waterton Park, where almost a metre fell.”

The weather agency also warned of “hazardous winter conditions” in the southwest part of Saskatchewan.

The weather system is expected to begin weakening Monday night as it pulls out of Saskatchewan and moves eastward.

For the latest updates, visit Environment Canada’s Saskatchewan weather alerts page and Saskatchewan’s highway hotline map.