{"id":14788,"date":"2026-04-22T14:50:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/14788\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T14:50:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:50:40","slug":"wild-spring-ride-on-the-prairies-with-30-50-cm-of-snow-and-thunderstorms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/14788\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild spring ride on the Prairies with 30-50 cm of snow and thunderstorms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Published on Apr. 21, 2026, 3:18 PM<\/p>\n<p>Updated on Apr. 21, 2026, 11:17 PM<\/p>\n<p>A spring storm this week will bring heavy snow, strong winds, and isolated thunderstorms to the Prairies, leading to periods of challenging travel conditions<\/p>\n<p>A clash of seasons will hit the Prairies hard this week, bringing both heavy snow, and the risk for thunderstorms, potentially severe in some areas.<\/p>\n<p>While the storm&#8217;s exact track remains uncertain, parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba could see up to 50 cm of snow.<\/p>\n<p>DON&#8217;T MISS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/news\/weather\/forecasts\/canada-2026-summer-weather-sneak-peek-el-nino-factor\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Summer Sneak Peek: El Ni\u00f1o may split Canada\u2019s summer in two<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Weather Highlights:<\/p>\n<p>Exact location of heaviest snow unknown but parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba could see between 40-50+ cm<\/p>\n<p>Travel hazards with reduced visibility are likely<\/p>\n<p>Also a thunderstorm threat Wednesday and Thursday in parts of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and northwestern Ontario<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to check the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/maps\/highway-conditions\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">road conditions<\/a> before heading out.<\/p>\n<p>The storm setup and timing over the Prairies<\/p>\n<p>Rain, snow, and possible icy precipitation are expected this week, with impacts extending into the weekend. Ahead of the system, temperatures will rise to summer-like highs in the low- to mid-20s near the international border. Behind the storm, daytime highs will drop to sub-freezing for several days.<\/p>\n<p>Due to an atmospheric blocking pattern, the storm will remain over the region into the weekend, delaying its exit. The system is forecast to strengthen again on Thursday, bringing stronger wind gusts and heightened impacts.<\/p>\n<p><img url=\"\/\/images.twnmm.com\/c55i45ef3o2a\/37RmGrClMiXr3WY7CXc8eN\/d500c5320e517325589141b39a7d8d24\/Baron_-_Prairies_precipitation_Thursday_morning_-_April_21.png\" alt=\"Baron - Prairies precipitation Thursday morning - April 21\" 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\/Baron_-_Prairies_precipitation_Thursday_morning_-_April_21.png\"\/>Heavy snow spreads across northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba, risk of dangerous whiteouts<\/p>\n<p>Snowfall projections have increased for northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba, with totals of 40-50+ cm possible between Thursday and Saturday. Some uncertainty still remains about the exact location of the heaviest snow in the north.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published on Apr. 21, 2026, 3:18 PM Updated on Apr. 21, 2026, 11:17 PM A spring storm this&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14789,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[164,17,240,526,1933,2393,931,60,3664],"class_list":{"0":"post-14788","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-canada","8":"tag-alberta","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-manitoba","11":"tag-prairies","12":"tag-retired","13":"tag-saskatchewan","14":"tag-snow","15":"tag-temperatures","16":"tag-thunderstorm"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14788\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}