Brace for another blast of heavy, wet snow, Saskatchewan

WATCH: Parts of the province will see a mix of precipitation over the weekend, with snow on the way for Regina. Sabeen Ahmad has your forecast.

Spring may have officially sprung, but Canada’s weather service is warning folks in central Saskatchewan to prepare for another blast of blustery winter weather.

In a special weather statement on Tuesday, Environment and Climate Change Canada said up to 20 centimetres of snow could fall across the province before easing up Friday morning.

Starting Thursday morning, the agency forecasts heavy and rapidly accumulating snow, starting in western Saskatchewan and running along the Yellowhead corridor toward Yorkton.

“Expect hazardous winter travel conditions,” Environment Canada said.

“In addition to snowfall, strong easterly winds will also develop causing reduced visibilities and poor highway travel conditions.”

Along the southern edge of the weather system, the federal agency cautions drivers that a band of freezing rain could develop — running from the Kindersley area, through Regina and into southeastern Saskatchewan by Thursday evening.

“There remains uncertainty in the duration and amount of freezing rain that will fall. but expect slippery and deteriorating travel conditions beginning Thursday through much of southern Saskatchewan.”