Roads

Needless to say there are a whole lot of highways in Saskatchewan this morning that are showing up white on the Highway Hotline map which means “travel not recommended”. This includes around Saskatoon, Humboldt, North Battleford, Kindersley, Kenaston, Wilkie, Biggar, Delisle and Rosetown.

But highways are actually closed in some areas like Highway 11 between Davidson and Bethune, Highway 2 from Chamberlain to Moose Jaw and highways out of Moose Jaw and Regina are travel not recommended which quickly becomes highways closed the further east you travel.

Saskatoon Police advise drifting snow has closed both eastbound and westbound lanes of Claypool Drive between Hampton Gate and Airport Drive. Motorists and pedestrians are asked to avoid the area.

The snow and wind are creating icy conditions on sections of Saskatoon streets and freeways and drivers are advised to use extra caution as well as give themselves extra stopping distance.

To know the roads before you go, check the highway hotline right here at cjwwradio.com.

Blowing Snow Advisory

A blowing snow advisory in effect for Assiniboia, Gravelbourg, Coronach, Carlyle, Oxbow, Carnduff, Beinfait, Stoughton, Regina, Saskatoon, Estevan, Weyburn, Radville, Fort Qu’Appelle, Indian Head, Lumsde, Pilot Butte, Humboldt, Wynyard, Wadena, Lanigan, Foam Lake, Martensville, Warman, Rosthern, Delisle, Wakaw, Moose Jaw, Pense, Central Butte, Craik, Moosomin, Grenfell, Kipling Wawota, Outlook, Watrouos, Hanley, Imperial, Dinsmre, Swift Current, Herbert, Cabri, Kyle, Lucky Lake, Yorkton, Melville, Esterhazy.

Environment Canada says areas under a blowing snow advisory can expect strong northwest winds with gusts of 70 to 80 km/h will combine with flurries to produce areas of near-zero visibility. The national forecaster says some areas may see prolonged periods of blowing snow, while others will see very abrupt changes in visibility as bands of flurries move through. Where blowing snow combines with flurries, near white-out conditions may be possible.

Travel is expected to be hazardous due to reduced visibility in some locations. Conditions will improve Tuesday afternoon over southeastern Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba.

Bus Cancellations

Conseil des Ecoles Fransaskoises:

• Rural bus routes– except for Warman and Martensville — are cancelled for Saskatoon’s École canadienne-française’s Pavillon Monique-Rousseau (elementary) and Pavillon Gustave-Dubois (high school)
• Buses are cancelled for École Beau Soleil and École Mathieu de Gravelbourg
• Buses are cancelled for Prince Albert’s École Valois
• Buses are cancelled for Bellevue’s École St-Isidore
• Vonda’s École Providence
• Schools remain open.