Estevan is coming out of a drier and hotter period which has helped keep crops ready for harvest, but this week could be very different.
The current Environment Canada forecast shows that rainfall is a factor almost entirely through the week, with a system lasting until Thursday night.
Meteorologist Natalie Hasell says we're seeing a wetter period of time approaching the whole province, though areas west of Estevan might be hit the hardest.
"30 per cent chance of showers, risk of a thunderstorm is in your forecast at the moment, this continues tonight. You may get a little bit of a break tomorrow, but we see another system coming in starting late on Tuesday, definitely by Wednesday, although the bulk of it should be west of you. So, the southeastern corner of the province should not see very significant amounts of precipitation with this system and you will get some showers, I expect, but the worst of it will be west of you, not too far west of you for that matter, though."
The rest of the southeast will also see a good chance of rain with that system moving further east over the week.
"If you are traveling, remember that weather can change from point A to point B and from one time to another. For the southeastern corner, though, the chance of showers continues into Thursday," said Hasell. "Whereas it will be done by late Wednesday or very early Thursday further west, as the system will be moving more or less west to east. You'll have to wait till Friday to get some sunny conditions again."
Farmers may be able to skirt around those bigger storms at the start of the week as the forecasts are calling for thunderstorms, which tend to hit a narrower section of land more intensely.
"Thunderstorms are pretty localized. I'm not saying you won't get something of a downpour," said Hasell. "But if you do, it will be pretty small and probably not very widespread in terms of thunderstorm coverage."
"You still need to take the same precautions, lightning kills people also in September. They still present all of the same risks as they would have in the summer season. So you still need to pay attention to what's happening around you and take precautions, mainly taking shelter and doing that as soon as possible and staying there as long as necessary."
When the more western systems finally move into the area later this week a wider rain is likely to be seen, though Hasell says it's still a bit far out to predict.
"There might be embedded thunderstorms, so by the time we get to Wednesday and Thursday, it would not surprise me to see a risk of thunderstorms mentioned. It is just a little far right now, convection is not easy to forecast even in shorter time periods. I would expect that to shift over to include risk of thunderstorms not just for your area but for pretty much any area in Saskatchewan that will be affected by this system."