Snowfall warning in effect for Regina, most of Southern Sask.

Saskatchewan is expected to have moderate to heavy snow on Wednesday.

Regina and most southern areas are looking at 10 to 20 centimetres with it tapering off by morning.

Chris Stammer, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, said “It’s a bit of a stronger system than, say, your classic run-of-the-mill clipper.” Adding the heaviest snowfall will be done on Wednesday evening.

The stretch from Kindersley to Moose Jaw to Estevan is expected to be in the eye of the storm.

Snow still falling here in swift current #skstorm travel not recommended along the transcanada highway from the Alberta border to Regina. RCMP stopping people and telling them to find hotels pic.twitter.com/iP4DT4yNxd

— Jenny Hagan LostInSk (@LostInSk) December 19, 2024

“Reduced visibilities and moderate to heavy snow, gusty winds this afternoon, looking at winds up to 40 gusting to 60 kilometres an hour,” said Stammer.

Stammer gives good news for the holidays ahead. “It looks like the warm weather is gonna stick around into next week, looking at think single-digit highs, possibly approaching the zero-degree mark by Christmas.”

Saskatoon is looking at total amounts of five to 10 centimetres.

His advice is to always check the weather on the provincial highways map for any closures before doing any major travel.

Highway 1 at Regina Bypass on Tower Road. Travel was not recommended from Regina to Belle Plaine Wednesday evening. (Highway Hotline/screenshot)

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Travel not recommended

The southwest corner of the province was hit hard by the winter blast.

A handful of highways were not recommended for travel.

As of 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the Highway Hotline did not recommend travel in areas like Kindersley, Rosetown, Eston, Maple Creek, Swift Current, Assiniboia and more.

Traffic was not recommended for a handful of areas across the province Wednesday evening. (Highway Hotline/screenshot)

Snow Route declared in Regina

The City of Regina declared snow routes effective from 6 a.m. on Thursday, until 6 a.m. on Friday.

The city said in a news release that there is no on-street parking along the routes identified by blue signs with a white snowflake to allow crews to plow the roads from curb to curb, improving traffic flow. It also help makes sure roads are passable for emergency response vehicles.

Vehicles which remain parked on the snow route during the temporary parking ban will be ticketed and could also be towed to an adjacent block during the plow, the city added.

The snow route sign is a blue background with a white snowflake. When a snow route is called, cars cannot park on the affected roads. (980 CJME file photo)