Another Sask. cabinet minister travelled to California, government says


		WIND WARNING	ISSUED BY: ENVIRONMENT CANADA START DATE: TUESDAY DEC 16, 2025 4:09 AM END DATE: TUESDAY DEC 16, 2025 7:59 PM
		STRONG WINDS THAT MAY CAUSE DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 90 KM/H HAVE DEVELOPED OVER PARTS OF SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN THIS MORNING. MILD TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO FALLING TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE DAY, AS COLDER AIR FLOODS ACROSS THE AREA. THE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON. PARTS OF SOUTHEAST SASKATCHEWAN WILL SEE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL. LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO SKSTORM@EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING #SKSTORM. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.


		WINTER STORM WARNING	ISSUED BY: ENVIRONMENT CANADA START DATE: TUESDAY DEC 16, 2025 4:17 AM END DATE: TUESDAY DEC 16, 2025 8:17 PM
		HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. A POTENT ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN ON WEDNESDAY BRINGING 10 TO 25 CM OF SNOW, STRONG WINDS, BLOWING SNOW AND A RISK OF FREEZING RAIN. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN ON WEDNESDAY MORNING AND QUICKLY SPREAD EAST INTO MANITOBA BY THE AFTERNOON. A SWATH OF 10 TO 25 CM OF SNOW WILL ENCOMPASS A LARGE AREA OF SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN BY WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH AREAS NEAR THE TRANS CANADA HIGHWAY AND SOUTH TO THE US BORDER HAVING A RISK OF FREEZING RAIN. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST WEDNESDAY EVENING. STRONG WINDS, GUSTING 80 TO 100 KM/H, BEGINNING ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL BRING REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND MAY CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. A RETURN OF COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL BE USHERED IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM ON THURSDAY. ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO SKSTORM@EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING #SKSTORM. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.


		FLASH FREEZE WARNING	ISSUED BY: ENVIRONMENT CANADA START DATE: TUESDAY DEC 16, 2025 7:21 AM END DATE: TUESDAY DEC 16, 2025 7:59 PM
		TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO FALL RAPIDLY. PONDING WATER, SLUSH, AND ANY FALLING PRECIPITATION WILL FREEZE AS THE TEMPERATURE DROPS. ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY QUICKLY BECOME ICY AND SLIPPERY. THERE MAY BE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO SKSTORM@EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING #SKSTORM. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.