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A prolonged period of bitterly cold temperatures in Saskatchewan is now making way for warmer weather.
The freezing temperatures, getting down to -40 degrees C without the windchill in some Saskatchewan towns and cities, set records over the Family Day long weekend.
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But it’s going to ease off, according to Shannon Moodie, meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada.
“It really feels like it’s been all February that it’s just been well below normal (temperatures),” she said.
Now, warmer air from the Pacific Ocean, combined with other weaker weather systems are pushing through the prairies, bringing warmer weather for some time.
“It does look like the mild weather is going to stick around for at least the next week, and possibly longer.
“Now, it’s hard to say if there’s going to be a push of Arctic air that’s going to come through and cool things down, but the nice thing is we are approaching March, the days are getting a little bit longer, so in general we are going to be seeing a warmer trend,” she added.
Moodie also said the weather Saskatchewan will experience isn’t that far above normal temperatures for this time of year.
“I think we were just so cold for so long, that this feels amazing.”
Normal highs for Saskatoon and Regina for this time of year range from about -4 C during the day, with overnight lows around -15 C.
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