The dry conditions of 2017 caused farmers concern around Weyburn and the south-east corner of Saskatchewan. The Water Security Agency has released their forecast for March for the outlook of Spring Runoff.

"There has been an increase from where things were at in February," said Patrick Boyle, Spokesperson, Water Security Agency. He adds the large-scale snow event from last week brought 20-45 cm of snowfall across many areas of Saskatchewan.

"That sort of saw the outlook push from below to well below normal up to another level in most places going to either below or near normal and in a couple of pockets, above. So we have kind of seen an increase in the forecast based on that."

Weyburn had a very dry 2017 with the last major moisture event in June 2017.

Boyle said Weyburn is still in the below normal level but it has improved from the well below the normal level it was at before the snowfall last week.

More snowfall and rain is still needed to get Weyburn and Area to normal levels.

Boyle says the ground is so dry right now that there is a lot of available storage. The moisture from the current snow on the ground will be absorbed quickly. Another sustained amount of precipitation will go a long way to improve the situation.

There is some chance of snow this weekend but not in the amount needed to move Weyburn into that normal level.

"Will we get that going forward?" asks Boyle, "Well that's the million dollar question."