While the southeast is basking in the sunshine right now, the conditions will be changing quickly this evening. A low-pressure front moving through Saskatchewan is expected to bring with it a line of thunderstorms stretching from Saskatoon all the way into Montana and North Dakota. This puts Weyburn right in the path of the system.

John Paul Cragg is a warning preparedness meteorologist with Environment Canada. He explained the storms will be a little more structured compared to the super-cells which moved through the southern part of Saskatchewan last night.

“A nice, long line of thunderstorms passing through with the biggest risks being damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain,” Cragg said. These will be starting in the western part of the province in the afternoon and will sweep through Weyburn around 8:00 p.m. or later.

Cragg added that when the storms carry on into the night, it can be harder to see what’s coming along.

“It is something to be aware of for this evening that there is the risk for severe thunderstorms, and everyone should be aware if a thunderstorm moves through the area, make sure you know if it’s severe or not, and take appropriate precautions.”

A number of storms have been moving through the region as of late, but the daytime heating mechanism isn’t the only contributing factor, Cragg said. Warm moist air coming into the region from the Gulf of Mexico is providing a lot of the energy which is needed for the storms.

The storms expected this evening, however, will be part of the low-pressure system moving into Saskatchewan from Alberta. Once the storm passes, temperatures closer to the normal mark are expected for a few days, before returning to the 30’s.

You can read more with the five-day forecast.