Weather

Heat wave returns to Saskatchewan, possible showers Monday

After a seemingly normal week of weather in Saskatchewan, there's another heat wave here for the weekend.Environment Canada has heat warnings in place throughout the northwest region, with temperature...

Aug 13, 2021

Fires in northwest region still being monitored

While the Northwest region of Saskatchewan doesn't contain one of the five wildfires of note in the province, there are still two blazes that are being monitored closely by the Saskatchewan Public Saf...

Aug 04, 2021

Three wildfires of note as 128 blazes burn across the province

Saskatchewan has 128 active fires, 16 of which are not contained, 11 are contained, and 83 are being assessed.According to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency's (SPSA) most updated report, there wer...

Aug 03, 2021

Heat to continue well into next week; wildfire smoke in some areas

Saskatchewan isn't getting a break from the heat anytime soon.Environment Canada is forecasting daily high temperatures at or above 30 C across much of the province until Wednesday.It's the latest str...

Aug 01, 2021

Heat, smoke residue present for August long

Residents of North West Saskatchewan can expect a hot, sunny August long weekend.Environment Canada is forecasting mostly clear skies into next week along with temperatures well above the season avera...

Jul 30, 2021

City of North Battleford to repair wind storm damage to tennis court fencing

The City of North Battleford is currently working to repair damage to the local tennis court fencing caused by the severe wind storm of the last week. As previously reported, the severe wind gusts hit...

Jul 28, 2021

Wildfire containment still underway north, south of Meadow Lake

Firefighting efforts continue in Northern Saskatchewan, as well as in the Northwest.Two wildfires are being monitored near the Meadow Lake region. The Strike fire, located 16 kilometres north of Dorin...

Jul 28, 2021

Weekend rainfall has little impact ahead of heat wave

Those hoping that a brief flurry of showers over the weekend would bring relief to a hot and dry summer were likely disappointed by the upcoming weather forecast.The Northwest region of Saskatchewan i...

Jul 27, 2021

Strong storm winds felt in Battlefords, throughout region Thursday evening

It was an extremely windy night in the Battlefords, and across the region Thursday that included sporadic power outages, heavy wind gusts and even the odd tree tipped over.With north northwest wind gu...

Jul 23, 2021

Smoke, intense heat to continue in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan won't be getting a break from heat and smoke anytime soon.As of Sunday morning, about 160 fires are burning throughout the province.The smoke also led to air quality advisories across cen...

Jul 18, 2021