Weekly Forecast of Mild Temperatures Old man winter has decided to show his nice side this week. After the icy grip of extreme wind chills last week the upcoming forecast will be a welcome break. A warmer air mass from off the Pacific has arrived, bringing with it rising temperatures for this upcoming week. We… Continue reading End of Cold Snap for Kindersley Area
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Saskatchewan cold snap ending as temperatures set to climb
Source: CBC News, January 19, 2020 Single digit temperatures are expected for parts of the province this week. Saskatchewan residents will soon get a reprieve from the wicked winter weather that has been walloping parts of the province. Environment Canada is forecasting that Saskatchewan will see temperatures change drastically in the coming days with some… Continue reading Saskatchewan cold snap ending as temperatures set to climb
Extreme Cold Warning Ended for Kindersley and Area
Cold Weather Will Continue, But Mercury is Rising For the first time in days, the Kindersley area is no longer under an extreme cold warning. Environment Canada ended the warning late Thursday afternoon. However, the area is not out of the woods yet. The high for Friday is -21C and the wind chill can still… Continue reading Extreme Cold Warning Ended for Kindersley and Area
Province sets new natural gas usage record, SaskEnergy says
Source: Bridget Yard, CBC News, January 16, 2020 Most of the extreme cold warnings have been lifted, but frigid temperatures are expected through the weekend SaskEnergy set a new natural gas usage record Wednesday. The previous record was set in December 2018 and tied in February 2019. SaskEnergy customers used 1.50 petajoules over a 24-hour period. Wednesday,… Continue reading Province sets new natural gas usage record, SaskEnergy says
Will the Cold End?
Cold Weather Likely to Persist Through Weekend It has been a long and cold week for the Prairie provinces. Mercury-dropping temperatures and extreme wind chill values has held an icy grip, warranting extreme cold warnings for the entire province of Saskatchewan yesterday. The lowest temperature over the past 24 hours in the Kindersley area was… Continue reading Will the Cold End?
2-3 hour wait for boosts from CAA as extreme cold hits Saskatchewan
Source: Fiona Odlum, CBC News, January 15, 2020 Entire province under extreme cold warning An extreme cold warning is now covering all of Saskatchewan. These extreme temperatures are due to an arctic air mass hovering over the province, produced extreme wind chill values of –40 to –46 Wednesday morning. According to Environment Canada, these extreme wind chill… Continue reading 2-3 hour wait for boosts from CAA as extreme cold hits Saskatchewan
Extreme Cold in Kindersley Breaks Previous Record
Extreme Cold Continues Grip Yesterday was a record-breaking day for the Kindersley area. Regarding all-time coldest temperature that is. On Tuesday, January 14, Kindersley’s morning temperature was -37C without wind chill. This temperature broke the previous coldest record of -34C on January 14 in 2005. If you were to factor in the wind chill, the… Continue reading Extreme Cold in Kindersley Breaks Previous Record
Extreme cold warnings blanket Saskatchewan
Source: Fiona Odlum, CBC News, January 15, 2020 The next 48 hours will be bitterly cold Almost everyone in Saskatchewan is labelled purple on Wednesday morning. An extreme cold warning is covering nearly the entire province, minus an area north east close to the Manitoba border. These extreme temperatures are due to an arctic air mass hovering over the… Continue reading Extreme cold warnings blanket Saskatchewan
Extreme cold warnings issued for B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan
Source: Jeremiah Rodriguez, CTV News, January 13, 2020 TORONTO — Several provinces in the West are bracing for extreme cold warnings, as parts of the country such as Quebec and the Atlantic region still recover from this weekend’s heavy rainfall and freezing rain. Over the weekend, Toronto saw nearly 70 millimetres of rain; southern Ontario’s… Continue reading Extreme cold warnings issued for B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan
Bitter Cold Continues for Kindersley and Area
Very Cold Wind Chills Expected for Several Days Western Saskatchewan is getting a taste of the bitter grip of winter cold. A ridge of high pressure is ushering in very cold air from Alaska into the western Prairies. The cold air will be pushing eastward this week; by tonight, Environment Canada expects most of Saskatchewan… Continue reading Bitter Cold Continues for Kindersley and Area