Spring looked a lot like winter at Little Red River Park Friday. (Submitted photo/Craig Reddekkop)

By Teena Monteleone

Snowy Spring

Snowfall in the spring not unusual, but certainly not welcome

May 8, 2020 | 3:18 PM

There were lots of eye-roll emoji’s and ‘seriously?’ posts alongside pictures of snowfall on social media Friday.

The white stuff began to accumulate early in the afternoon throughout the Prince Albert region. Terri Lang with Environment Canada said its not unheard of to have snow this time of year, but it is unusual and it’s certainly not welcome.

“I’m afraid it might stay as snow so people should be prepared for accumulations,” she said.

The conditions are the result of two different systems. One of them is a ridge of cold arctic air sitting over Manitoba, which saw record breaking low temperatures today.

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“The other thing that’s happening is there is a low pressure system that’s moving through southern Saskatchewan and its drawing in all of that cold air. So, that rain has now turned to snow in some areas,” she said.

Earlier in the day, Environment Canada issued rain and heavy snowfall warnings for the most southeastern portion of the province including Yorkton, Kipling and Carlyle.

“We expect the areas that will get the snow will probably be on the eastern side of the low pressure system. We don’t expect anyone in the southwest to get snow. Its most along that northern track and eastern section,” Lang said.

Fortunately, the snow is not expected to last. Forecasts call for it to taper off into the late evening followed by periods of flurries Saturday morning.

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