Southwestern Saskatchewan and the majority of the prairies have been battling dry conditions for the past few years but perhaps the last week is the start of a change.

"Look at southern Manitoba, they were in extreme drought and now they're underwater," Environment and Climate Change Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang said. "That's how fast things can turn around."

Swift Current recorded precipitation in eight out of the nine days from May 6 to May 14 totalling 37.1 millimetres. That number might not seem overly significant but that's the most in May since 2016 when 109.9 millimetres was recorded. 

A pair of Colorado lows have been behind the recent rainfalls in the region, which tend to produce light showers. 

"Most of the precipitation was centred around Weyburn, Yellow Grass, and Pangman," she said. "It's varied greatly across southern Saskatchewan."

The 30-year average for precipitation in May for Swift Current is 48.5 millimetres, a mark the city is well on its way to reaching if the current forecast for later this week rings true.

"This is the time of year we do get these cold lows moving through that do give rain," she said. "It does look like there is one on the way for later in the week, looks like around late Wednesday into Thursday. That's promising to bring some rain to more western areas of the province." 

The low could drop temperatures Thursday evening to the freezing mark, a threshold reached four times this month already.