A weather system incoming from the Pacific Ocean is making it's way across parts of British Columbia today that's caused mudslides and flooding is now making its way towards West Central Saskatchewan and expected to arrive some time tomorrow morning. Snow up to about 6cm and wind speeds as high as 90km an hour are predicted according to Environment Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang.

"In the Kindersley area we are expecting the snow to start fall looks like sometime in the morning, but that's also the time when the winds are going to come up. We are expecting some very strong winds, like 50 to 60, gusting 80 to 90 kilometers per hour possible through the day tomorrow and we combine that with falling snow, looks like maybe 5 to 6 centimeters worth of snow falling at the same time, and that's a recipe for some whiteout conditions as well. That temperature will be falling and will be actually mild overnight, which will be a little bit deceiving, and then it'll start to fall in the morning so I think those roads are going to ice up really fast and visibility is going to drop really quickly. "

Lang adds that if you do plan to travel Tuesday, you may want to reconsider. If you do have to travel, check the Highway Hotline before you leave.

"I think people that have travel plans for tomorrow should rethink them if they can be delayed. Make sure you delay those travel plans. If you do have to head out, make sure your car is winter ready, that's winter tires and have an emergency kit in your car, and make sure you check the forecast where you're going because maybe it is oaky when you look out your window, but maybe where you're going it's not. So just get into that mindset of being prepared for winter conditions." 

After the last storm that came through the province didn't hit much of West Central Saskatchewan, it sounds as if we're going to experience the brunt of this one coming through. That said, it doesn't sound like we're going to get things just as bad as what's happening in the western part of the country right now.

"What happens is when it comes onto the shore, it's full of moisture because it's coming from the subtropics, but it hits all the mountains and it brings out a lot of the moisture, but it also gets shredded apart by the mountains. Then what happens is it reforms on the other side of the mountains which is why they're getting the really, really strong Chinook winds in southern Alberta today, though when it reforms, it's able to draw down the really cold air from the north, and that's when it'll reform and reform quite strong."

The weather system coming through isn't set to last too long though as far as Canadian winters are concerned with conditions stabilizing out by Wednesday and giving us some sunny weather to try and melt some of that snow off. 

"There's a ridge of high pressure that builds in behind and that should sort of calm conditions down, it'll have some of that colder Arctic air in it so your highs will be struggling to reach the mid minus single digits, but being from Saskatchewan we'd like to see the sun and we haven't seen it for a while, so I think it will actually be welcome, especially after what's coming for the next couple of days."

According to Lang's long term forecast and the La Nina conditions towards South America, we should be in for a fairly mild winter temperature wise, but above average precipitation.