Winter weather and wind on the way to Sask.

It has been a relatively warm and windy fall in most of Saskatchewan, but Wednesday night the province will get a blast of winter weather.

Northern Saskatchewan is already dealing with snow on the ground following a weaker system that passed through Tuesday.

A second clipper system has developed in Alberta, which will cross through Saskatchewan Wednesday, bringing with it snow, rain and strong winds.

As thissystem pushes in, heavy snow will fall through the northern grainbelt area and continue to the southeast.Around 10 centimetres is expected in west central Saskatchewan, with slightly less forecasted towards the south and east.

Southern Saskatchewan will remain in a warm pool of air, supporting showers Wednesday afternoon. As the system's cold frontsweeps through, though, the temperature will plummet quickly.

Wednesday night flurries will move farther south, with the risk of a couple centimetres of snow in Saskatoon and Regina by the following morning.

In the wake of this fast moving system, the province will see much cooler weather. Daily highs will peak near the freezing mark for most areas on Thursday.

Winds a concern after last week's powerful storm

This low pressure system will bring strong northwest winds to the province as well.

A wind warning is in effect for the Cypress Hills area. Winds in the region could gust upwards of 90 km/h Wednesday night into early Thursday morning.

The rest of southern and central Saskatchewancan expect gusty winds near 60-70 km/h overnight into Thursday.

Those strong winds along with the snow Wednesday night will mean poor travel conditions for much of the province, especially in southwest and west central Saskatchewan. Low visibility with blowing snow is expected, as well as slushy road conditions as temperatures fall towards 0 C Wednesday night.

• Damaging winds up to 131 km/h tore through Sask.

SaskPoweris asking customers to brace for possible power outages.The Crown corporation said there is a possibility downed lines or fallen trees could cause outages. Last week's extreme wind gusts may also have weakened some trees and equipment.

Any problems can be reported by dialing 310-2220.

People are also reminded to be careful around downed powerlines as they are dangerous. Stay at least 10 metres away.

Storm will move out quickly

High pressure will follow this low pressure system, clearing things out for Thursday. Winds should also ease through the day on Thursday.

Although temperatures will jump back towards the double digits this weekend, cooler weather will return next week, with temperatures at or below 0 C expected onHalloween night.