Heaviest snow expected Wednesday and Thursday in parts of southeastern Sask.

Environment Canada meteorologist Shannon Moodie says there’s snow coming to Regina and southeastern Saskatchewan, but it’s going to take a bit longer for it to get here.

“For southeastern Saskatchewan, you’re really going to see the snow move in on Wednesday and really, Wednesday into Thursday is when it could be quite heavy,” she said Tuesday morning. “Those are the areas that could get about 10 centimetres of snow between Wednesday and Thursday morning.”

She said there’s some good news for Regina.

“Regina looks like it’ll see about two centimetres (of snowfall) on Wednesday, and Wednesday night into Thursday morning, maybe about five centimetres. To the southeast, they’ll probably see about 10 centimetres from Wednesday to Thursday morning,” Moodie said.

The special weather statement that was issued Monday says some areas to the southeast could see between 10 and 30 centimetres (or four to 12 inches) of snow, but most of that is expected to settle over Manitoba and not in Saskatchewan.

Moodie reminded everyone that once the snow gets here, it’s going to take a while for it to fall.

“The amounts are pretty much on par for what we were suspecting,” she said. “If we go into Manitoba, that’s where they’re going to get the heaviest stuff. And then southeastern Saskatchewan and Regina are on the edge of the system, so they aren’t going to see the 20 centimetres.

“The snow is just going to linger until Friday into Manitoba,” she added. “It’s going to be a substantial amount of snow for some areas, but it’s over a long period of time.”

Because of the length of time it’ll take the snow to fall, it’s not expected for any snowfall warnings to be issued.

A snowfall warning is issued when 10 to 15 centimetres of snow falls in one area over a 12-hour period.