UPDATE: The special weather statement for southern Saskatchewan has been lifted.
The advisory was issued Sunday afternoon and was lifted Monday afternoon.
As of Monday at 3:40 p.m., there was a snowfall warning in effect for the Swift Current area. Accumulations of 10-15 centimetres are expected, with the snow beginning Monday night and ending Tuesday.
"Heavy snow will move into southwestern portions of the province later this evening and spread eastward through the night. The snow associated with this system is expected to be relatively intense with snowfall rates as high as two to three centimetres per hour."
The heaviest track is expected to be between Regina and Saskatoon.
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SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN - Environment Canada issued a special weather statement Sunday across southern Saskatchewan, including Regina, Moose Jaw, Estevan, Weyburn, Carlyle, Assiniboia, Swift Current, Maple Creek and Moosomin and the surrounding areas. The advisory states a pattern change to colder temperatures, with a first shot of accumulating snow, is coming this week for southern Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba.
"The mild fall weather will come to an abrupt end this week across the Prairies as a cold front slumping southward gives showers and ushers in the first Arctic air of the season," the agency stated. "Highs will drop to the single digits through much of the week before colder air moves in late week with temperatures in the -5 to -10 degree range, likely by next weekend and into Halloween."
The colder temperatures will bring accumulating snow to western Saskatchewan late Monday and into Tuesday. The area of snow will move across the province on Monday night and into Tuesday, and then into western Manitoba on Tuesday and into Wednesday.
General amounts will be in the five-centimetre range, Environment Canada said, but might be higher over southwest Saskatchewan, so this area will have to be closely monitored for potential snowfall warnings as the event nears.
For southern Manitoba, Environment Canada says "confidence is increasing" on a snowfall event in the middle or later in the week, but it remains too early to nail down amounts and location at this time.
SaskToday.ca will have more details as they become available.
