Weather Watches & Warnings

A STRONG COLORADO LOW TRACKING NORTHWARD THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA HAS SPREAD WET SNOW TO MUCH OF SOUTHEASTERN SASKATCHEWAN TODAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 CM HAVE BEEN REPORTED GENERALLY SOUTH OF THE TRANS CANADA HIGHWAY. THE GROUND IS STILL FAIRLY WARM SO ACTUAL ACCUMULATIONS HAVE BEEN LESS AS SOME OF THE SNOW HAS BEEN MELTING ON CONTACT WITH THE UNFROZEN GROUND. THE SNOW HAS MOVED NORTHWARD INTO THE REGINA AREA BY MID AFTERNOON. RADAR INDICATES THE 120 KM WIDE BAND OF SNOW HAS SET UP IN A NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST ORIENTATION WITH THE HEAVIEST BAND FROM KAMSACK THROUGH REGINA TO JUST WEST OF ROCKGLEN. THE SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF OVER EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN AREAS OF THE PROVINCE THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ENDED THERE. ANOTHER 5 TO 10 CM OF SNOW IS LIKELY IN THIS BAND TONIGHT BEFORE THE SNOW GRADUALLY TAPERS OFF BY MORNING AS THIS SYSTEM WEAKENS. AS WELL SOME PATCHY FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE AS TEMPERATURES HOVER NEAR THE FREEZING MARK THUS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SLIPPERY MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING.