Like waking up after a long sleep, only to find out it is still February.

That was the scene Wednesday morning, as a blanket of snow covered the ground in the Humboldt area.

Following a week of seasonably warm temperatures, allowing farmers to move well ahead with spring seeding, a blast of the past popped up with rain that began late Monday.

Agri-Meteorologist Drew Lerner says that although temperatures at night will be below freezing, it shouldn't cause too much havoc.

"We will see temperatures dropping down below freezing to around minus three or minus four in a few pockets out there," he explained. "Most of the temperatures will not be colder than minus three and that will likely protect crops from permanent damage."

"The crop isn't that advanced in many areas and these temperatures are not going to be cold enough for a long enough period of time to produce permanent losses. No where near as much re-planting will be required this year, compared to last year."

The system moving through the province is headed to its conclusion, with Thursday and Friday remaining cool before the turnaround begins on the weekend.

"Temperatures will be notably warmer Saturday afternoon, into Sunday, and the warmth will move its way across the province as we move into next week."

Prior to Monday, we had not seen any precipitation since April 13.