La Ronge is expected to receive up to 20 centimeters of snow. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

By Derek Cornet

extreme weather

Snowfall warning in effect for La Ronge and other communities

Oct 30, 2020 | 4:45 PM

Environment and Climate Change Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang is recommending those who have travels plans tonight to reconsider if they live in a number of communities.

“The roads are starting to turn bad and snow covered,” she said. “If they really do have to travel, they should check the Highway Hotline before heading out because it really is going to be a nasty night with the winds and that snow coming down.”

There’s currently a weather system bringing a snowfall warning to a number of central Saskatchewan communities like Cumberland House, La Ronge, Meadow Lake, Pelican Narrows and Pinehouse Lake. Lang noted those places will receive between 15 to 20 centimeters of snow with likely even more in some regions.

The wind is expected to be between 30 to 50 kilometers per hour and exposed areas will see blowing snow.

“It looks like it’s going to last through the afternoon and into the evening time and probably taper of towards morning,” Lang said. “The heaviest will fall probably in the next six hours.”

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She also mentioned weather for Halloween is forecasted to be unfavourable with a high around -6 C. Lang added children should dress warm and wear boots if trick-or-treating because the wind chill will be close to -10 C.

Lang explained it’s been a dry October so far and the snowfall event this evening will bring the precipitation record closer to its 30-year average.

“There is another weather system moving through early next week, but its going to travel along the Northwest Territories border,” she said. “What it’s going to do is bring a lot of mild air with it. With the amount of snow you are going to receive, it looks like it probably won’t melt all of that before it cools off again.”

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