High winds have been par for the course for much of the month of May, and they could be blowing around for the first few days of June, as well. Sunday saw wind gusts in the Weyburn area reach up to 82 kilometres an hour, and gusts of 60 kilometres per hour are anticipated for much of Monday. 

Terri Lang is a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada. She explained weather patterns to our west are partially responsible for the high winds being experienced in Saskatchewan. 

“This particular windy episode is thanks to a deep low-pressure system that formed over Alberta, and it deepened really, really quickly,” Lang said. The low-pressure system is also combining with two masses of air, one very cold to the north, and one very warm to the south, to make for the high winds, which are causing havoc across much of the province. 

Lang also explained geography plays a role in how the winds whip through this part of the province.  

“Because of the Missouri Coteau, there is a bit of a northwest-to-southeast valley so we really see those strong southeast winds through Estevan, Weyburn, Regina, Moose Jaw, through there.” 

The winds are expected to die down a bit on Tuesday, but Lang stated we could see them start to pick back up again on Wednesday.