Weather

May long weekend camping continues through fire bans, bizarre weather, COVID restrictions

Wildfires, fire bans, blocked-off highways and cooler-than-average temperatures await campers looking to spend time outside this May long weekend, but many people are willing to soldier through.A week...

May 21, 2021

Rainfall expected by Monday as dry conditions continue

Northwest Saskatchewan is seeing a below average drop in temperatures this week, but farmers, fire crews and others in the region or hoping it brings more moisture than what is being predicted.The Bat...

May 19, 2021

‘More and more worrisome:’ Dry conditions persist in Saskatchewan

Farmers are continuing to cope with a dry Saskatchewan spring.For weeks, farmers have been looking to the sky hoping for any drop of moisture to aid crops as seeding continues.Southwest farmer and agr...

May 13, 2021

Cashing in: SGI starts mailing out rebate cheques

The cheque is in the mail - or it will be shortly.SGI announced Tuesday it's starting to mail out around 709,000 rebate cheques to Saskatchewan residents this week, as was promised in February.The Cro...

May 11, 2021

Saskatchewan ‘bone dry’ as warmth and wind erase soil moisture

Like a good martini, Saskatchewan has been dry lately.Actually, Environment Canada's senior climatologist, David Phillips, said it has been more like that for a while."We've seen, in that period from ...

Apr 08, 2021

Battlefords avoid major storm damage

Despite blistering winds during Monday's winter storm, the Battlefords came away largely unscathed.According to both the City of North Battleford and the Town of Battleford, there were no reports of m...

Mar 30, 2021

Winter storm results in closed roads

Several highways in Northwest Saskatchewan are currently closed.Following ice and blowing snow brought on by a winter storm Monday, most roads in areas like the Battlefords have been flagged as closed...

Mar 29, 2021

Winter storm blowing till midnight

Residents of Northwest Saskatchewan can expect some turbulent weather if they're outside today.Following one of the warmest days of 2021 so far, a winter storm is making its way into the province. Bet...

Mar 29, 2021

Weather roller coaster ride ahead for Sask. residents

An epic battle between the cold air to the north and warming air to the south brings all kinds of spring weather to Saskatchewan including the potential for special light displays."The weekend's forec...

Mar 26, 2021

Changing weather causing icy road conditions

Residents of Northwest Saskatchewan an unwelcome layer of snow cascade down on Monday and there could be more on the way.According to Environment Canada, most of the region could see light snow betwee...

Mar 24, 2021