The morning hours were lit up by lightning in much of southeast Saskatchewan, as what Environment Canada describes as nocturnal thundershowers passed over. The systems moved through the province in the overnight hours, and were in the southeast, primarily north of Weyburn, for much of the morning.

“We call these nocturnal thundershowers, because they form overnight and keep going for the early morning hours, and probably peter out after that, but it looks like they still have some kick to them,” explained Terri Laing, a warning preparedness meteorologist with Environment Canada. She added there were wind gusts recorded at the Weyburn airport associated with the system which topped out at 80 kilometres per hour.

With the system bringing precipitation through, and a daytime high of 31° expected today, and a humidex of 38, it means there is also a risk of some thunderstorms coming through this evening, into the overnight.

“The showers and thundershowers look like they will be later tonight, according to our weather models. This is the kind of the weather system which gets going later in the day, and then continue on throughout the night, so people should be prepared for that as well,” Laing said. The storms which pass through will be part of a low-pressure system which is moving across the prairies.

Behind the storms tonight will be some unsettled weather for a few days, including parts of the long weekend. This could mean cloudy skies and a chance of some showers, with a daytime high close to normal for this time of year. You can read more on what to expect for the August long weekend in our 5-day forecast.