Frigid temps to feel as low as -50 C in southern Saskatchewan for the rest of the year
CBC
Extreme weather is expected to hit Saskatchewan this week, with temperatures feeling as cold as -40 C to -50 C with windchill to last until Jan. 2.
"It is unusually cold — even for the Prairies," said David Baggaley, a meteorologist with Environment Canada. "To be this cold for this long, it's quite an event.
"A few places probably can see minus-50 windchills for Tuesday morning, which is quite extraordinarily cold," Baggaley said, adding even relatively light winds of about 15 kilometres per hour may feel "very biting."
He couldn't immediately confirm if any records were being broken.
An extreme-cold warning due to an arctic ridge of high pressure is in effect for most southern regions of the province, which Baggaley said could experience the coldest weather Monday night.
The weather caused air travel delays in Regina and Saskatoon. One flight leaving Regina Monday afternoon was cancelled and six were listed as delayed. At the Saskatoon airport, five departing flights were delayed.
A snowstorm on Sunday dumped close to 10 centimetres of the white stuff in Regina and another 12 in Saskatoon.
Baggaley said there might be some more light snow and that temperatures will be "well below" typical seasonal highs, which are normally about -10 C during the day and -19 C overnight.
The Saskatchewan Highway Hotline said travel was not recommended due to reduced visibility and loose, drifting and swirling snow on the following highways:
Winter conditions were persisting for most other routes, and Baggaley said travelers should postpone trips to avoid possible frostbite and hypothermia.
"If you are on the road, ensure cell phones are charged up, have extra blankets and clothes and people are informed of your travel," Baggaley said.
Payton Veltkamp, who lives in Balcarres, about 92 km northeast of Regina, postponed her planned trip to visit her grandparents in Esterhazy — about 120-km away — after experiencing icy driving conditions on Sunday.
"It was terrible," Veltkamp said of that Sunday night drive between Regina and Balcarres, which took two hours instead of the usual one. "When oncoming traffic was passing, just the snow that came behind the vehicle made things so much worse."
Veltkamp, 24, said the "roads were caked with snow," and that it was hard to see.
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