(A view of the Saskatoon riverbank during fog. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)

By CKOM News

WINTER WEATHER

Environment Canada warns of fog and snow Monday

Nov 6, 2023 | 8:11 AM

After a weekend of weather warnings in the province, Mother Nature made life difficult for drivers on Monday.

Environment Canada issued fog and freezing advisories for west-central and southern Saskatchewan thanks to a large system of cloud cover stretching from northern BC into Minnesota.

(Environment and Climate Change Canada)

“It introduced a whole bunch of low-level moisture to the region. Both Saskatoon and Regina are pretty socked in with that deck of stratus clouds,” said meteorologist Rose Carlsen.

“What comes along with that is a lot of fog, drizzly weather. Because we’re in that shoulder season, where we get temperatures fluctuating around zero, we’re experiencing freezing drizzle in Saskatoon and a risk of freezing drizzle in Regina as well.”

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The weather agency cancelled the freezing drizzle advisory shortly after 7 a.m. but said the fog is not expected to lift until Monday afternoon.

Meanwhile, snowfall warnings are in place for areas of the north including La Ronge, Pelican Narrows and Deschambault Lake.

Travelling drivers should be prepared for slippery roads and visibility suddenly reduced to near zero.

The latest highway conditions can be found on the Highway Hotline page. As of 7 a.m. the page was reporting reduced visibility on most highways in west-central and southern Saskatchewan.

The latest information on Environment Canada’s alerts can be found on the weather service’s website.