Saskatchewan to see windchill temperatures drop as little as -55 C this week

A chilly snap is lastly going to hit Saskatchewan after an unusually heat December, in response to International Information’ meteorologist.

“We had the warmest winter ever recorded for Saskatoon and Regina,” Peter Quinlan mentioned. “Now we’re our largest chilly snap of the season to date.”

Late November and December noticed temperatures hovering across the minus 10-degree Celsius vary and a brown Christmas throughout a lot of the province, aside from the southern-most areas.

It’s not going to final, nevertheless.

“The polar vortex — a chunk of Arctic air that often sits over the North Pole — is slumping south this week and it’s bringing in frigid circumstances,” Quinlan mentioned.

Based on Quinlan, areas of Saskatchewan can anticipate daytime highs dropping into the minus 30s.

“Early morning windchills can hit minus-45 to minus-55 and it’s doubtless going to come back with some snow Monday into Tuesday.”

Whereas the brand new 12 months is sending the province right into a polar plunge, the winter season as a complete continues to be prone to go down as above seasonal resulting from abnormally heat temperatures December.

Quinlan mentioned the outlook continues to be up within the air relating to February, however for now, be ready to bundle up.

“We have to pull out the parka, the mitts, even the balaclava, earmuffs, snow pants, snow boots. Once we get into these excessive chilly windchills, your pores and skin can freeze in a matter of minutes — we’re speaking two to 5 minutes with a number of the values we predict this week.”

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