Severe weather returns to Sask: here's what you should know

Severe weather returns to Sask: here's what you should know

Environment and Climate Change Canada recommends precautions in some areas

Heavy rainfall has once again hit southeastern Saskatchewan during a summer of extreme weather.

Environment and Climate Change Canada recommends people in some areas take precautions with more rain in the forcast.

Stephen Berg, a meteorologist with ECCC, said a heavy cloud area has been bringing significant downpours to southeastern Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba.

It's coming with a low pressure system out of the Idaho and Montana area, and is hitting communities already heavily affected by flooding this summer.

“[It] has been bringing some pretty heavy rainfall amounts, especially for the Estevan area,” Berg said.

The heaviest rains are expected in Estevan, Carlyle and Moosomin. The surrounding areas, including Yorkton and Weyburn, may also get heavy rain.

"You could certainly see some overland flooding locally in those areas," Berg said.

"Estevan over the last 18 hours has received 63 millimetres of rain and they're expecting to get another 20 to 30 mm today, so [that] could push totals close to the 100 mm mark."

He expects the conditions to continue until late Friday evening or early Saturday morning, then get weaker as the system moves east.

Heavy rainfall washes out roads, floods towns in east-central Sask.

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Berg added that roads will likely be dangerous and drivers should use caution.

“You'd have to worry about hydroplaning, slippery conditions for sure and visibility might be quite reduced,” he said.

“That would make driving quite treacherous.”

After the rain passes, conditions should improve, and temperatures around 20 C are expected, Berg said.

Andrea Vera is a Regina-based journalist. You can reach her at andrea.vera@cbc.ca.