WOCN13 CWWG 151040
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:40 A.M. CST WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL 2026.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
=NEW= CITY OF REGINA
=NEW= CITY OF SASKATOON
=NEW= FORT QU'APPELLE - INDIAN HEAD - LUMSDEN - PILOT BUTTE
=NEW= MOOSOMIN - GRENFELL - KIPLING - WAWOTA
=NEW= CARLYLE - OXBOW - CARNDUFF - BIENFAIT - STOUGHTON
=NEW= ESTEVAN - WEYBURN - RADVILLE - MILESTONE
=NEW= MARTENSVILLE - WARMAN - ROSTHERN - DELISLE - WAKAW
=NEW= OUTLOOK - WATROUS - HANLEY - IMPERIAL - DINSMORE
=NEW= KINDERSLEY - ROSETOWN - BIGGAR - WILKIE - MACKLIN
=NEW= YORKTON - MELVILLE - ESTERHAZY
=NEW= KAMSACK - CANORA - PREECEVILLE
=NEW= HUMBOLDT - WYNYARD - WADENA - LANIGAN - FOAM LAKE
=NEW= MOOSE JAW - PENSE - CENTRAL BUTTE - CRAIK
=NEW= ASSINIBOIA - GRAVELBOURG - CORONACH
=NEW= SWIFT CURRENT - HERBERT - CABRI - KYLE - LUCKY LAKE
=NEW= LEADER - GULL LAKE.

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==DISCUSSION==

A LATE SEASON WINTER STORM IS POISED TO IMPACT SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN
BEGINNING OVERNIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

ALTHOUGH WEDNESDAY DURING THE DAY WILL SEE MANY LOCATIONS THROUGH
SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN EXPERIENCING PLEASANT SPRING WEATHER WITH
HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID TEENS, BEGINNING OVERNIGHT, THE WEATHER WILL
SEE A STARK SHIFT WITH A WINTERY MIX IMPULSE PASSING THROUGH.

GENERALLY, WHEN THE PRECIPITATION BEGINS OVERNIGHT, IT WILL BE SNOW
FOR MOST PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN, HOWEVER IN SOME PLACES,
IT MAY FALL AS RAIN BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO SNOW. THE SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS MAY VARY CONSIDERABLY AND THERE IS A HIGH AMOUNT OF
UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHERE THE HEAVIEST BANDS OF SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR.
AMOUNTS IN THE FORECAST MAY INCREASE AS THIS SYSTEM DEVELOPS.

ALSO OF NOTE, FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER TO THE TRANSCANADA
HIGHWAY, THERE WILL BE A RISK OF FREEZING RAIN IN THE OVERNIGHT
PERIOD BEFORE THE
PRECIPITATION TURNS TO SNOW IN THE MORNING.

THIS STATEMENT MAY BE EXPANDED OR UPGRADED TO WARNINGS AS THIS
SYSTEM DEVELOPS.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
SKSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING
(HASH)SKSTORM.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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