While it has only been two weeks of extreme cold, it has felt, for many, to have been a lot longer. There is a reprieve on the way, however. 

Robyn Dyck is a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada. She explained a system is moving into the province from northern Alberta, and this is going to move the thermometer quite a bit, particularly in southern Saskatchewan. 

She explained that this won’t be like most chinook-type systems that blow through, rapidly warming things up for a brief period. 

“If it gets pretty windy it’s like a really quick one day off of warmer weather associated with stronger winds,” Dyck pointed out, with wind speeds expected to get upwards of 50 to 60 kilometres an hour in the Weyburn area. However, after that, things will continue to remain well above normal for this time of year. 

“This warm weather should be sticking around until at least the end of the week, potentially early next week, so there is some wind for the next couple of days, but there will be some non-windy, nice warmer days as well,” Dyck added. 

The system from northern Alberta will be bringing precipitation to areas north of Weyburn, but there could still be some that falls as the week goes on. 

You can find all the details on what to expect in the coming days with our five-day forecast.