Environment Canada meteorologist Terri Lang has provided an update on the weather systems bringing snow and rain to Saskatchewan to close out the week.

Lang says the strong Montana Low will begin to spread precipitation in the form of rain through southern Saskatchewan and snow in northern Saskatchewan starting Wednesday morning. All but the extreme southeast are likely to see some form of precipitation on Wednesday. She notes that it is quite a complicated system with many moving parts and transitions of precipitation type.

Lang forecasts that overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning, the rain will start to transition over to snow in most of Saskatchewan, save the southeast corner who will be the last to experience the revisitation of winter.

The snow will initially be wet and the ground still warm, so there will some snow lost to melting. There is a risk of freezing rain in east central areas of the province overnight Wednesday into Thursday.

The snow is forecast to continue across much of the province Thursday through into Friday but will be heaviest along the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border. At this point Lang expects northeast and east central parts of the province as the areas with some pretty hefty accumulations by the time this system is over and done with likely late Saturday.

In addition, the winds will also be an issue through the day Thursday and Friday so reduced visibilities in snow and blowing snow are expected. She reminds motorists that the winds, along with falling temperatures, will likely lead to some pretty tricky driving conditions those days.