Weather

‘It just flattened it’: Three injured after severe storm rips through Meadow Lake Provincial Park

The Saskatchewan Health Authority said three people were transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a storm ripped through Meadow Lake Provincial Park, leaving flipped trailers a...

Jun 30, 2019 Chris and Karen de Orla's trailer was moved about 40 feet and destroy by a storm that tore through Meadow Lake Provincial Park. (submitted photo/Chris de Orla)

Cyclical weather trends could mean drought for years

An extended dry weather trend in the prairies could be here to stay.Agroclimate Specialist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Trevor Hadwen said typically wet and drought cycles last for long peri...

May 24, 2019 Dry conditions can have very negative impacts on agriculture industry. (submitted photo/Myles Quaroni)

Fire ban coming in 'near future' for La Ronge without rain

With 101 fire bans in place throughout Saskatchewan as of April 24, La Ronge Regional Fire Department Chief Wayne Tchorzewski warned a ban could occur in the tri-communities soon without any rain."We ...

Apr 24, 2019 The La Ronge Regional Fire Department and Wildfire Management will conduct controlled burns in coming days. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Brief spring storm highlights weather volatility on the prairies

A low pressure system that swept through the prairies yesterday brought a small amount of moisture, as well as a quick hail storm in some areas.A video shot and forwarded by a viewer on SnapChat to pa...

Apr 15, 2019 Heavy hail caused traffic delays on Highway 11 early Sunday afternoon near Hague, Saskatchewan. (Ronald Quaroni/ paNOW Staff)

March was driest on record in La Ronge

Like many communities across the province, La Ronge broke a record for lack of precipitation in March."La Ronge came in with 2.4 millimeters of rain compared to 21.2 millimeters (on average)," Environ...

Apr 05, 2019 March in La Ronge was the driest on record since precipitation levels were first documented 53 years ago. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

La Ronge breaks heat record set in 1926

La Ronge broke a nearly century-old record Wednesday when the temperature reached 17.5 C. That's according to Environment and Climate Change Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang, who said the old record of...

Mar 22, 2019 Studer St. in La Ronge is free of snow after above-average temperatures this week. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Saskatchewan communities experience record or near record-setting cold February

As the province enters March and begins to thaw, it's time to look back on one of the coldest February's Saskatchewanians ever experienced. For a vast number of communities Feb. 2019, ranked in their ...

Mar 04, 2019 Communities across the prairies withstood a record settingly cold February. (Submitted photo/ Environment Canada)

Cold spell keeps town employees wary of breakdowns

Town of La Ronge employees were busy last week dealing with extreme cold weather. At the airport, Manager Jim Burr said staff are taking it easy with the equipment and have only been using machinery w...

Feb 11, 2019

Cold temperatures not stopping tri-community school bus drivers

With school bus cancellations across Saskatchewan this week, parents in the tri-communities can rely on the drivers with NorthWinds Bus Lines no matter how cold it gets. That's according to owner Anne...

Feb 08, 2019

Spring runoff outlook varies across Sask.

It sounds strange to speak about spring when it's -50 C with the wind, but the Water Security Agency has released their first spring runoff outlook for 2019.Much of the southern portion of the provinc...

Feb 07, 2019