The snow began melting on Tuesday in Assiniboia – this warming transition remained into Thursday, Oct 29, with a + 3 C average beginning in the late afternoon and ending with + 4 C by 4 p.m.
Throughout much of the morning and afternoon on Thursday, there were south and southeast winds averaging 15-11 kilometres per hour in the day, but these breezes arriving from the West North Central states had eased by the evening.
Despite warming temperatures, Assiniboia/Gravelbourg experienced a frosty Thursday morning in late October and two days before Halloween.
Temperatures in South Central Saskatchewan eased on Thursday afternoon then concluded with a -5 C average overnight.
A drift towards warmer times was predicted for Assiniboia/Gravelbourg at October’s end and November’s beginning.
A high of 3 C and a low of -5 C was forecasted for Halloween on Oct. 31, which began with strong winds from the northwest during the morning and afternoon with speeds from 40-60 kilometres per hour.
November’s thawing curve in South Central Saskatchewan would continue in early November after much of the province underwent an interlude of snow, winds and frost in late October, which included overnight lows of -17 C on occasion.
Sunnier afternoons with warmer temperatures endured as the 11th month opened with an afternoon of sun mixed with clouds and 11 C on Sunday, Nov. 1 and is expected to rise to balmier climes from Monday, Nov. 2 to Thursday, Nov. 5 with temperatures of 15-18 C.
Temperatures in the first week of November were forecasted to start chilling off by Friday, Nov. 6 with periods of clouds and sun, along with a high of 9 C paired with an overnight low of -3 C.
