Weather

Rain continues to dampen farmers' spirits

Farmers are patiently listening to the forecast and watching the rain gauge as a cool and wet start to September has kept them out of the field.Meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada...

Sep 10, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Advisory issued for blue-green algae in Saskatchewan

Make sure to check the water before swimming for the next few weeks around Saskatchewan.The Water Security Agency and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health have issued a blue-green algae advisory for th...

Jul 25, 2019 Blue-green algae build up. (submitted photo/The Water Security Agency)

Three tornadoes touch down in southern Saskatchewan

Environment Canada confirms three tornadoes touched down during a stormy afternoon across southern Saskatchewan on Friday.The first was a waterspout tornado over Old Wives Lake near Moose Jaw around 1...

Jul 13, 2019 Screen grab from a video of a tornado near Rockglen on July 12, 2019 (Jared Mysko/YouTube)

Teams from national research project studying Meadow Lake Provincial Park tornadoes

Data from two tornadoes that touched down in Meadow Lake Provincial Park will be used to better understand where tornadoes occur in Canada and how to build resiliency to them.The Northern Tornadoes Pr...

Jul 03, 2019 Storm clouds in Meadow Lake Provincial Park after a tornado tore through two campsites over the Canada Day long weekend. (submitted/Melissa Kuzior)

Environment Canada says two tornadoes touched down in Meadow Lake Provincial Park

Investigators with Environment Canada have confirmed two tornadoes touched down in Meadow Lake Provincial Park Saturday evening, leaving a path of damage in their wake. The Saskatchewan Health Authori...

Jul 01, 2019 A trailer sits damaged from a storm that tore through Laumans Landing in Meadow Lake Provincial Park. (submitted/Durelle Demuth)

‘It just flattened it’: Three injured after severe storm rips through Meadow Lake Provincial Park

The Saskatchewan Health Authority said three people were transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a storm ripped through Meadow Lake Provincial Park, leaving flipped trailers a...

Jun 30, 2019 Chris and Karen de Orla's trailer was moved about 40 feet and destroy by a storm that tore through Meadow Lake Provincial Park. (submitted photo/Chris de Orla)

Weekend rain may have saved the growing season

Farmers and producers are breathing a sigh of relief as crop and hay land look much better after a good portion of the province received crucial rain on the weekend.According to Meteorologist Dan Kula...

Jun 17, 2019 A much need rain over the weekend helped wet the parched soil. (submitted Photo/ Myles Quaroni)

Cyclical weather trends could mean drought for years

An extended dry weather trend in the prairies could be here to stay.Agroclimate Specialist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Trevor Hadwen said typically wet and drought cycles last for long peri...

May 24, 2019 Dry conditions can have very negative impacts on agriculture industry. (submitted photo/Myles Quaroni)

Brief spring storm highlights weather volatility on the prairies

A low pressure system that swept through the prairies yesterday brought a small amount of moisture, as well as a quick hail storm in some areas.A video shot and forwarded by a viewer on SnapChat to pa...

Apr 15, 2019 Heavy hail caused traffic delays on Highway 11 early Sunday afternoon near Hague, Saskatchewan. (Ronald Quaroni/ paNOW Staff)

Spring runoff outlook varies across Sask.

It sounds strange to speak about spring when it's -50 C with the wind, but the Water Security Agency has released their first spring runoff outlook for 2019.Much of the southern portion of the provinc...

Feb 07, 2019