Blizzard-like conditions that plagued Alberta on Friday are moving into Saskatchewan, Environment Canada says.

An Arctic cold front swept southeastward across northern Alberta in the morning, bringing snow and strong winds.

Later in the day, Environment Canada issued winter storm warnings for a number of Saskatchewan communities, including the Lloydminster, Maple Creek, Shaunavon, Val Marie, Cypress Hills and Eastend areas.

The Cypress Hills area in the southwest corner of the province will be hardest hit, the weather agency said.

Some 15 centimetres of snow are expected in that region by Saturday afternoon, driven by winds gusting to 70 kilometres per hour.

That means blizzard conditions with near-zero visibility on the roads.

The storm is expected to ease on Saturday afternoon. Throughout the weekend, it will be cold, with temperatures dipping well into the –20s C. in some areas.

On Friday afternoon, the Saskatchewan Highways Ministry was reporting icy or slippery conditions and swirling snow on a number of roadways on the west side of the province.