Warmer than average temperatures could continue in La Ronge until the end of the year and beyond. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

By Derek Cornet

Record Temperatures

Second warmest September on record for La Ronge

Oct 12, 2023 | 5:00 PM

September was the second warmest on record in La Ronge, continuing a trend that began in May.

“That warmth started in the spring and went through the summer,” said Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist Terri Lang.

“The summer for La Ronge was the fifth warmest on record and now continuing that into September being the second warmest on record in 60 years. That’s pretty significant.”

The monthly mean temperature in La Ronge in September was 13.7 C, a 4 C departure from normal. August was also above average, while May and June were the warmest on record.

“We have seen the trend continuing into October, just because the underlying cause is sort of that stationary ridge of high pressure we have kind of parked over Western Canada,” Lang said.

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“It’s deflecting a lot of the other weather systems around, so we’re not getting any kind of rain out of it and we’re also getting the warmth that tends to sit underneath these upper ridges. It looks like it will break down for a little bit, but wants to rebuild again, so we’re starting to see that same pattern come again and again.”

Lang explained the warmer-than-average weather may continue for the rest of the year and into 2024. With El Niño coming this winter, she noted the weather pattern that comes with that is traditionally warm and dry.

“The 30-year average high for this time of year is around 8 degrees with overnight lows around -2 degrees,” Lang said.

“Even the overnight lows are running well above average, so that trend is certainly continuing, and into the forecast, it’s going to continue as well.”

Meanwhile, there will be a partial solar eclipse in Saskatchewan on Saturday.

Lang mentioned weather models are showing clear skies for La Ronge and the central portion of the province. The partial eclipse will appear between 9:20 a.m. and 11:50 a.m.

At its peak at 10:30 a.m., the moon will cover 50 per cent of the sun’s surface.

“The only caveat is we have this low cloud that’s been floating around,” Lang added about conditions on Saturday.

“There have been patches of drizzle and fog and just that fog that gets close to the ground, so if we have any of that, that might be the real fly in the ointment because the weather models have trouble forecasting that.”

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derek.cornet@pattisonmedia.com