Environment Canada issued a blizzard warning for this afternoon for southwest Saskatchewan, from the Alberta border to Swift Current. It has since ended for the Swift Current area, but continues in the Cypress Hills, Maple Creek, Leader, Shaunavon and Gull Lake areas.
Through this evening, wind gusts up to 60km/h are picking up loose snow, and could result in zero visibility in some areas, in fact, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure is not recommending travel on highways in the Maple Creek area, including highway one from the Alberta Border to Gull Lake, and highway 21 from the Cypress Hills through to Leader.
Other southwest highways report near-zero visibility, and drifting snow.
Weather conditions are expected to improve as we head into the overnight hours.
Let us know how conditions are looking in your area by calling our Newsroom at 773-6397. For the latest highway and road conditions, call the Highway Hotline at 1-888-335-7623, or click on the 'Road Report' link on the Swift Current Online homepage.
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