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We call this heart attack snow: Wet snow blankets Saskatoon [Video]

The city is reminding residents to drive cautiously over the next few days, with roads wet and slushy following a night of rain and now.

The city says the slushy conditions are expected to continue until Thursday.

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) estimates Saskatoon will see up to 10 centimetres of snow throughout Wednesday with gusty winds up to 70 kilometres per hour.

ECCC says temperatures will stay near the freezing mark during the day and could reach -7C overnight.

ECCC meteorologist Terri Lang says this weather is quite typical for April as the province sees warmer air coming up from the south and the sun getting higher in the sky.

“We’re starting to get some warmth but there’s still colder air to the north,” Lang said.

“So when you have sort of that battleground going on between this warm air and colder air to the north, we tend …

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