Weather

Wildfire smoke pushes Saskatoon air quality health index to highest value

Wildfires burning in northern Saskatchewan are producing poor air quality and reduced visibility in central Saskatchewan.By Friday morning, Environment Canada had Saskatoon's air quality index listed ...

Jul 16, 2021

Precipitation unlikely to provide relief during wildfires, heat wave

Saskatchewan residents hoping that nature can help alleviate wildfires ravaging the northern region of the province are unlikely to see that support come through.According to Environment Canada, tempe...

Jul 15, 2021

Province providing added supports for ag sector amid drought conditions

Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced changes to Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation operations Wednesday to help producers cope with dry conditions plaguing most of the province...

Jul 14, 2021

Heat continues, fire bans remain

After a historically hot week during July long, Saskatchewan residents can expect temperatures to remain high, just not as extreme as a week ago.The Battlefords and Meadow Lake areas are both hovering...

Jul 10, 2021

34 Sask. communities break daily temperature records in sweltering heat; thunderstorm watches in central Sask.

The sweltering heat continues to rewrite daily temperature records in Saskatchewan.According to Environment Canada, 34 communities across the province broke daily maximum temperature records Friday, a...

Jul 03, 2021

Meadow Lake, Flying Dust First Nation shatter heat records throughout infamous heatwave

The notorious heat wave taking over many areas across the country hasn't been cutting any communities any slack and the Meadow Lake and Flying Dust First Nation communities are no an exception. Over t...

Jul 02, 2021

Important Ways To Beat the Heat

The heatwave continues in Canada's west with record breaking temperatures.Environment Canada's weather forecast shows a prolonged heat wave into next week for most of Saskatchewan. Temperatures will d...

Jun 30, 2021

A broken record: Sask. towns lose temperature honours to B.C. village

Yellow Grass and Midale once shared the record for the highest temperature in Canada, but now it's toast.The Saskatchewan towns set the mark July 5, 1937 with a temperature of 45 C, or 113 F. But afte...

Jun 28, 2021

Northwest Saskatchewan prepares for extreme heat again

A heat warning is in place for much of the province, with no sign of it being lifted anytime soon.Northwest Saskatchewan is currently seeing temperatures climb near 30 Celsius and the forecast has hig...

Jun 26, 2021

Expert explains about the 'heat dome' hovering above B.C., Alberta and territories

Much of British Columbia, northern Alberta and parts of Yukon and the Northwest Territories are experiencing a "heat dome" that is expected to shatter high-temperature records over the next few days. ...

Jun 26, 2021