Southwest Saskatchewan could be looking at dry conditions this spring, in contrast to last spring's floods, according to the latest flood forecast.

The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority's flood forecast says the rest of the province has close to normal moisture conditions, but there has been much less snow than usual in the southwestern region.

Much of southern Saskatchewan experienced floods in the spring of 2011, including Roche Percee, which was inundated by the Souris River in June. (Submitted by Christina Turnbull)

"Right now, they're looking at a well below normal runoff, even if we get normal snowfall for the rest of the winter," Dale Hjertaas, the authority's director of policy and communication, said Monday.

"We are looking at not very much runoff right now, so I guess that's the starting point for it to turn into [conditions] being a lot drier than desired."

Much of southern Saskatchewan experienced historic flooding in the spring of 2011.

Officials in Lampman, a southeastern Saskatchewan town that had high water levels last year, say they are concerned about any amount of runoff.

"Right up until last week, you know, trying to get the water to run down to Alameda Dam — all we can do is hope that it's going to run there," town administrator Greg Wallin told CBC News in an interview.

"If we get a bunch of rain and snow, it's unknown what's going to happen."

Lampman does have dikes to deal with runoff, Wallin said.

Meanwhile, temperatures throughout much of the province have been unseasonably mild this past fall and so far this winter.

If the mild winter temperatures continue, the rest of Saskatchewan could also see drier than normal conditions when the spring comes, Hjertaas said.