It was a wet and windy Wednesday morning across Saskatchewan — and it could get worse throughout the day, weather forecasters say.

An intense cold front began moving through the province overnight, bringing plummeting temperatures, showers, freezing rain and snow.

The southwest corner of the province was having the worst of it Wednesday morning, with whiteout conditions being reported in the Cypress Hills area. The snow was moving east, Environment Canada said.

In more northerly parts of the province, the problem early in the morning was freezing rain, which was making some highways slippery.

An Environment Canada weather warning ended later in morning as the rain turned to snow. Some highways were treacherous in the south as well.

The Saskatchewan Highways Ministry was not recommending travel on the Trans-Canada Highway between Tompkins and the Alberta border, with slush, slippery conditions, heavy snow and reduced visibility being reported on different sections.

Temperatures are expected to drop below 10 C later in the day as the system moves through the province, Environment Canada said.

Dan Fulton, a meteorologist with the weather agency, said northwest winds of 60-80 km/h are expected in the southwest.