The weekend felt more like one in the middle of winter than the start of spring as freezing rain and temperatures dropped into the southeast. That was part of a larger system which brought snow to more northern areas of Saskatchewan, with the worst missing the southeast.
Environment Canada Meteorologist Justin Shelley talks about what we saw overhead on the weekend.
"We certainly had a wintry mix across southern Saskatchewan Friday and over the weekend. For the Estevan area specifically, it looks like the impacts there were a bit more limited."
While some strong winds up to 70 km/h before the system hit made it look strong, the light snow, mixed precipitation, and freezing rain weren't too frightening.
"Generally speaking, precipitation amounts in the area were relatively low. I'm only seeing about a millimeter of total precipitation in that region, whereas areas farther to the north experience sort of the brunt of the system, in terms of snowfall amounts."
Shelley says that includes North Battleford receiving 17 centimeters of snow, with Saskatoon receiving 12 centimeters.
The system delivered quite the hit, which was delayed a bit from the original Thursday evening forecast.
"This type of system, in particular, had a relatively higher than normal confidence threshold for us, especially on the southern end of that system. There is a lot of discrepancy in the models and when that southern band of precipitation would move through the southern prairies. So the timing ended up being a bit later than forecast."
Shelley says that southeastern Manitoba actually received more snow than they forecasted, showing the volatility of the system.
He gives a forecast for this week showing that we're in for a relatively smooth experience.