The prairies are expected to feel quite the system starting today as it moves towards the east and is set to hit the southeast tonight. Environment Canada sent out a special weather statement earlier this week detailing that, though some pieces have shifted since then.
Meteorologist Stephen Berg gives a recap of what we can expect this evening.
"Quite that system coming in from the west, an Alberta Clipper system that's going to be giving quite a lot of snow to some parts of the southern prairies. However, it doesn't look like Estevan will see much, maybe a couple of centimeters, maybe up to about 5 centimeters or so all told."
While we're spared the snow, Berg says we'll have to contend with some freezing rain, cold temperatures, and gusts of wind up to 70 kilometers per hour.
Some areas of the southeast are also getting more snow than was predicted at the start of the week.
"Looks like areas to the north, like Broadview or Moosomin area and then parts of the Fort Qu'Appelle area might see as much as 10 to 20 centimeters of snow. But the Estevan area and the Carlyle and Weyburn might see only anywhere from about two to five centimeters."
Berg says that whatever does fall will likely be localized, with it being tricky to predict exactly how much will fall.
He stresses that people should keep alert for any possible warnings that could come through and to watch for slippery roads from the freezing rain.