Going from trying to keep up with watering the garden to having to cover the plants to protect from frost, the Weyburn area is finally getting a reprieve from the heat that reached warning levels last week and continued baking throughout the Labour Day long weekend. Now, however, the welcome cooldown also comes with a risk of frost overnight tonight.
Scientist with Environment Canada, Christy Climenhaga, said while the cooldown is par for the course at this time of year, as the seasonal high is around 21 degrees, it likely won't stay cool for long.
"You'll really feel, especially in the early morning, those cooler temperatures, maybe into the mid-teens in the afternoon, and then another round of some rainy weather on Thursday, with a low-pressure system moving through mid-week this week. It looks like this low-pressure system will make its way through coming from the northwest through the province."
She said while the heavier storm action likely won't make it too far south, more showers are expected on Thursday, "Which could keep us insulated enough to keep us above that. But even Thursday night, Friday night, much cooler conditions before that heat starts to build back in, so there is the risk of some frost into our morning hours."
The warm-up can be expected early next week.
"We will see temperatures recovering back towards the 20s in terms of what we are seeing widespread, a little bit of an upper ridge building back in," Climenhaga noted. "It does look like a warmer part of the week as we get into next week and into the weekend."