Snowfall, wind and blowing snow warnings scattered throughout Saskatchewan

Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a snowfall and wind warning as well as a blowing snow advisory Thursday morning.

A plethora of weather warnings and advisories are in place across much of Saskatchewan on Thursday morning that include snowfall and wind warnings and a blowing snow advisory.

A snowfall warning is in effect for a large area north of Saskatoon that includes Melfort, Nipawin and Tisdale as well as northern portions of the province.

According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), 15 to 25 centimetres of snow are possible between Thursday morning and Friday afternoon.

The blowing snow advisory is in effect for parts of west-central Saskatchewan including the Battlefords, Rosetown and Kindersley as well as the city of Saskatoon.

The advisory was then expanded to include Regina and much of southern Saskatchewan including Moose Jaw, Weyburn and Estevan Thursday afternoon.

Northwest winds gusting up to 80 kilometres per hour are expected to hamper visibility Thursday afternoon, with conditions expected to improve Friday morning, ECCC said.

“Travel is expected to be hazardous due to reduced visibility in some locations,” ECCC said on its website Thursday morning.

The wind warning is in effect for the R.M. of White Valley including Eastend and Ravenscrag.

“Strong westerly winds gusting occasionally to 90 km/h will develop Thursday afternoon,” ECCC said.

Early Thursday afternoon, RCMP warned of poor road conditions in the Indian Head and Regina areas, which had resulted in multiple collisions.

“Motorists should expect delays, particularly on Highway 1 in the Indian Head area,” RCMP said in a release on Thursday at 12:30 p.m.

See current highway conditions here.

Current watches and warnings issued by ECCC can be found here.