Environment Canada is forecasting a high for Wednesday in the double digits, which is going to speed up the snow melt in our region.

Public works director in Rhineland Municipality, Craig Smiley, says there are a few roads near the Buffalo Creek that have water running over top, but that's normal for this time of year.

"Those are roads that have spillways on them along the Buffalo. The Buffalo is quite high and there is a big slug of water moving through right now, but hopefully it gets through in a couple of days and then it should begin to go down."
    
He says the one body of water that they will need to watch closely this spring is the Pembina River.

"We know there is a lot of snow out west and that water is normally a little slower getting here. We figure it should get here around the Easter weekend, but hopefully by that time the water from our area is out of here and then we can just deal with whatever comes near the border."

Smiley says the slow and steady melt this spring has been a big help for Rhineland. While most of us want to see those higher temperatures so we can say goodbye to winter, the cooler weather this season has created a very gradual melt cycle, allowing public works crews to more easily manage this year's melt water.