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Update: A Jack-knifed Semi 12 kilometres west of Swift Current is blocking the westbound lanes of Highway #1 to Gull Lake.  RCMP are on-site.  Lane and speed restrictions are in effect and passing is prohibited.

 

A freezing rain warning has been issued for areas southwest corner of the province including Swift Current, Kyle, Herbert, Cabri, Lucky Lake, Leader and Gull Lake.

A low out of northern Montana is pushing an area of snow and rain up into areas of southwest Saskatchewan.

It's expected to move off later this morning; becoming approximately two centimetres of snow in the afternoon, however, surfaces such as highways, roads and walkways wills till remain a slippery hazard until temperatures warm above zero later this afternoon.

Swift Current is expecting a high of two degrees.

Swift Current Online will update this story as it develops.