Tonight, a rainy streak of weather is starting up in which might give farmers a bit of a boost for more moisture on their crops. With the cold front beginning tomorrow, that's being preceded by a few thunderstorms hitting tonight, along with smoke in the area.
Environment and Climate Change Canada Meteorologist Crawford Luke talks about where the storms will hit the hardest.
"It looks like the main storms we're kind of worried about today should be further East into Manitoba. But we probably will see some thunderstorms in Saskatchewan as well. Some of those could have some gusty winds and perhaps some hail with them as well. Probably more likely for Estevan that they'll arrive this evening and through the overnight, and then kind of linger into the day tomorrow with a bunch of rain showers as well."
Most of the Saskatchewan area around the border to Manitoba also shouldn't see the most severe weather, as Luke says the center of the system will be deeper inside Manitoba.
The weather may still be difficult for people from what little we do receive in the southeast.
"We might still see some gusty winds and some small hail with some of these storms today and tonight, so it might be something that gets people's attention."
After the rains leave, any lingering smoke from the current forecast leaves as well, mid-day Saturday, partially freeing up the weekend for some decent weather.
That won't last long with more cold weather early next week bringing back the rain and the smoke.
"I'm also worried that the smoke might return as well, because we're going to get back into that northerly wind direction we were talking about. But yeah, it looks like at the start of next week, there's kind of a couple of systems coming through. There's one that comes through Saskatchewan, and then there's another one that kind of comes out of Wyoming into South Dakota. With each of those, there might be a chance for some rain associated with that."
Luke encourages people to keep an eye on the forecast and watch for any special alerts that get sent out during the storms.