Smoke has cleared out of Estevan's skies, but they've stayed just as grey with a storm system looming overhead. A cold front brought in some of that smoke on Saturday, with some sticking around into Sunday before disappearing.
Christy Climenhaga, a scientist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, details why the smoke was pushed out of the southeast.
"We're seeing a little bit of a shift in our winds, kind of pushing that smoke further east into Manitoba, keeping things a little bit clearer in terms of that smoke in the Estevan area for today and for the next little while. So we're seeing an improvement there."
While the smoke is gone, Climehaga says that a touch of leftover moisture has meant that visibility isn't yet returned to the southeast.
"We are seeing a little bit of mist in the area and expecting maybe some more fog in Southeastern Saskatchewan through tonight. So that's something to keep in mind. You'll see clear conditions of smoke, but still maybe some lower visibilities tomorrow morning, but this time with some fog in the area."
Most of the grey skies in the southeast are coming from a storm system which is set to hit various areas throughout the day.
Climenhaga asks people to watch for some of the adverse weather that's to be expected this summer season.
"Looks like the main risks with these storms are marginal hail, some slightly stronger wind gusts. Most of that more severe weather is expected to stay either south of the international border or a little bit further east into southern Manitoba. So it looks like you should see relatively weaker thunderstorms, although there is the risk of some funnel cloud activity in southeastern Saskatchewan today."
"Something to keep in mind, often those funnel clouds remain aloft and are not dangerous, but if you do see a funnel cloud, there is that chance of them touching down, which can create a weak landspout tornado, which do come with their own risks. So something to keep in the back of your mind. If you see a funnel cloud, do treat it with caution."
Compared to the warm thunderstorms that came through last week, this one looks to be less violent, though Climenhaga reminds people to always keep an eye out just in case.
"You have to look at the dynamics of the atmosphere. If there is that cooler pool there aloft, if you are seeing that chance of rotation again, if you're seeing those warmer temperatures, those better dynamics for those bigger supercell storms, then of course you're getting into the risk of more of those stronger tornadoes or that sort of thing. But with these funnel clouds, they can they can appear in these cooler pools there."