September may have went out like a lamb in the Humboldt area weather wise but be prepared for the lion in early October.

A special weather statement has been issued by Environment Canada.

Emergency Preparedness Meteorologist John-Paul Cragg explains why.

"We've got a pretty intense low pressure system that's going to be moving up from Montana into Saskatchewan Tuesday then into Manitoba on Wednesday," he explained Monday afternoon. "With it we have the potential for some pretty strong rain through central Saskatchewan and bands of snow."

The Humboldt region could see over 50 millimetres(mm) of rain this week to go with heavy wet snow. In contrast, the average precipitation for October in the Saskatoon area, is 28 mm.

The daytime highs are only expected to reach a few degrees above the zero mark.

Cragg does provide some good news saying we could get back into double digit highs next week that would essentially melt any accumulation away.

"Cold air will continue to flow into the province and that will stick around probably until Saturday but by Sunday we start to get into a warmer flow. It looks like next week we've got a slow progression of temperatures that could get back into double digits."

The alert that was put into affect on Sunday covers the Humboldt, Wynyard, Wadena, Lanigan, Foam Lake and all surrounding rural areas.

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Most areas will see anywhere from 50 to 75 mm total by the time the system pulls out of the province.

You can hear more from Crag below.