{"id":13143,"date":"2026-04-21T14:12:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/13143\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:12:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:12:18","slug":"30-cm-of-snow-and-thunderstorms-tale-of-two-seasons-on-the-prairies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/13143\/","title":{"rendered":"30+ cm of snow and thunderstorms: Tale of two seasons on the Prairies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/news\/weather\/forecasts\/canadas-snow-season-turns-historic-as-multiple-cities-top-500-cm\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Canada\u2019s snow season turns historic as multiple cities top 500 cm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The storm is forecast to stick around through the end of the week and into the weekend due to a bit of an atmospheric, blocking pattern, preventing the low from quickly tracking east and exiting the region.<\/p>\n<p><img url=\"\/\/images.twnmm.com\/c55i45ef3o2a\/7zmbmS3CXH0atC6QkDDHiG\/462c8ac92718b70a122525811080b390\/image7.png\" alt=\"Prairies snowfall through Saturday\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:contain;object-position:center center;color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776780738_238_image7.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>With uncertainty in the exact track of the storm, the precise location of the greatest amount of snow is unknown but much of Saskatchewan should brace for a decent dumping by mid- and late week, with local totals exceeding 30 cm for some spots.<\/p>\n<p>Central and northern Manitoba should also prepare for a swath of heavy snow, locally more than 30 cm, as well as freezing rain and ice pellets across the Interlake region of the province on Thursday into Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Thunderstorm risk looms for parts of the Prairies<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the low, temperatures will be summer-like, climbing into the low- to mid-20s along the international border.<\/p>\n<p><img url=\"\/\/images.twnmm.com\/c55i45ef3o2a\/5RJoTobvtrEFfNOkxT6DF8\/cac196fff21b47f05fe15ef666ddeeb8\/image4.png\" alt=\"Prairies lightning energy Wednesday evening\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:contain;object-position:center center;color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image4.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As the low moves north onto the Prairies, instability and warmth will also nose north towards the international border.<\/p>\n<p>With the focus of the severe storm risk stateside, there is the chance some storms track north on Wednesday in southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and then on Thursday, the chance for storms would shift east into Manitoba and northwestern Ontario.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to The Weather Network as we continue to update the forecast for the Prairies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"RELATED: Canada\u2019s snow season turns historic as multiple cities top 500 cm The storm is forecast to 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