The week started off quite chilly in Humboldt and the surrounding area but there is quite the break coming up later this week.

Tuesday's high is only 14 degrees but once Saturday rolls around the mercury could climb to 24.

Environment Canada Emergency Preparedness Meteorologist Jean-Paul Cragg describes why we could be back into summer like conditions by Wednesday.

"We're in a dry pattern coming up and we have winds coming up from the south bringing warmer air into the province. Because of it we're going to be seeing as you said those temperatures geting quite quickly this week up into the mid-twenties and staying there until at least the weekend."

Humboldt and the area did see some frost overnight on Sunday, Cragg says it's a little early but very close to the average time of the season.

"We are a little bit early but not exceptionally early in terms of the first frost. Average temperatures for September, we're looking at a daily maximum of around 18 and a daily minimum of around four or five degrees."

With the warm weather local farmers should make hay with their harvest progress, Cragg adds there isn't much for precipitation on the way either.

"Not very much, it looks like for the next couple weeks we're in a fairly dry pattern. We might see a little bit of rain here or there but right now it doesn't look like any big rainfalls in the area. A nice break in some areas of southern Saskatchewan from all the rain."

Cragg expects temperatures to level out a little bit next week to more average seasonal highs and lows.

You can hear more from Cragg below in his interview with Bolt FM's Clark Stork.