CBC Lite Sections News • Canada • Saskatchewan Snow system expected to dump more on Sask. before moving on Randi LaRocque | CBC News | Posted: April 24, 2026 5:27 PM | Last Updated: 23 hours ago The white stuff is expected to keep falling into the weekend, meteorologist says Image | IMG_9767 Caption: La Ronge and other northern communities were expected to get the worst of the snow on Friday. (Submitted by Carter Cossette) (BUTTON) Load image Open image in new tab Much of Saskatchewan has been dealing with another spring snow storm that started Thursday and continued overnight into Friday. It's the heaviest in the north, where places like Cumberland House, Pelican Narrows and Lac La Ronge are under an orange warning for severe weather. Other locations like La Loche, Prince Albert and Melfort are under yellow warnings. Danielle Desjardins, a warning preparedness meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), said the North will experience the most snowfall from this storm. "They are still getting hit and they continue to be hit the hardest," she said. ECCC follows a data model that allows improved accuracy in climate research and forecasting, allowing it to track how much snow communities get, Desjardins said. "It looks like Meadow Lake would be in about the 18 to 24 (centimetre) range, perhaps. And then Prince Albert would be in the 12 to 18; La Ronge looks like 24 to 27." Embed | Other Open full embed in new tab Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. Desjardins said Saskatoon got about 5 cm on Thursday and Regina got 5 to 10 cm. Both cities are getting hit again today, but Desjardins said the storm is starting to weaken. "Later today it does start filling and weakening. So yeah, over the course of the day, you're going to see flurries by this evening, into Saturday," she said. Denis Renaud, who lives in Wadin Bay, about 25 kilometres north of La Ronge, was watching the snowfall continue on Friday. "Yesterday, we got probably a foot of snow or maybe a bit more and then overnight. Now we got another three or four inches. So we're just waiting to see what's going to happen [in the] next 24 hours," he said. Kandis Riese, who lives in La Ronge, said the school cancelled out-of-town buses, which rarely happens. "People who live 15 kilometers out of town, in some of the outer places there, there were no buses for them today because it meant the bus had to go on the highway," Riese said. The Highway Hotline showed the roads around La Ronge covered in snow. Riese said lots of people are getting their vehicles stuck in town. "[They're] trying to keep the main arteries of town open, of course. ... So it's difficult when the side roads, if you turn on the side road here, you might get stuck." Image | snow1 Caption: (Submitted by Kandis Riese) (BUTTON) Load image Open image in new tab Carter Cossette, owner of La Ronge & Area Hauling Services, said he and his crew were out all day helping people who get stuck. He said the snow was falling quicker than a shovel could remove it. "We got the skid steer going over there and I think we've done probably close to about 25 houses already today and still [a] full afternoon booked up here," he said. He's happy to lend a hand. "We just enjoy helping out the community, just getting everyone able to get where they're going, like everyone trying to get groceries and whatnot," he said. Areas in the province experiencing flooding will be hit with more snow as well before the storm is gone, Desjardins noted. It's not unusual to see these storms in spring, but this particular one is "potent," she said. "It was ingesting moisture all the way from the Gulf of Mexico. So you know, on Wednesday evening, we did even see thunderstorms in the southeast portion of the province, Regina and Moose Jaw." For those who need to travel, Desjardins said roads south of the Yellowhead Highway should "generally be OK," but extra caution is needed in northern and north-central parts of the province. "You're going to have additional reduced visibility, not only with the falling snow, but combined with the winds and some blowing snow will be possible. Travel conditions will be quite poor over the course of the day still for those areas." Image | 10 Caption: (Highway Hotline) (BUTTON) Load image Open image in new tab Renaud said he just expects this from Saskatchewan weather. "You get ready for spring, farmers probably getting their equipment all ready and all of sudden, 'Oh my God, what's this?' But take it with a grain of salt. And again, this is moisture. So that's a good thing," he said. Better days are on the horizon, Desjardins predicted. * Sask. communities could see up to 50 centimetres of snow as major storm rolls in "After the system slowly dies off by the end of the weekend, we're looking at at least a couple days of fairly dry weather. You know, maybe a flurry or two here and there," she said. "But after the system, we get a little bit of a reprieve, a little cooler than average, but at least it will be quiet for the next several days." More Stories Like This The related links below are generated automatically based on the story you’ve just read. Loading... CBC Lite is a low-bandwidth website. To see what's new, check out our release notes. For high quality images, media, comments, and other additional features visit the full version of this story. We and select advertising partners use trackers to collect some of your data in order to enhance your experience and to deliver personalized content and advertising. 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