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This is the current conditions weather report for Weyburn. The report was made 93 minutes ago, at 12:00 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 16.7 kilometers per hour / 10 miles per hour from the south southeast (160°). The temperature was -3°C / 27°F, with a dew-point at -3°C / 27°F. The temperature felt like -8°C / 18°F. The relative humidity was 54%.

Weyburn is a city in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located 110 kilometers southeast of the provincial capital of Regina and is 70 kilometers north of the border with the United States.

Weyburn is the birthplace of acclaimed Canadian writers W. O. Mitchell, Guy Gavriel Kay and Mark Steven Morton, and former NHL hockey player Dave "Tiger" Williams. It was also home to Canadian politician Tommy Douglas who in 2005 was voted the Greatest Canadian by CBC television. British medical researcher Dr Humphry Osmond is also a former resident of Weyburn. It is also the birthplace of the current Premier of Prince Edward Island, Pat Binns.

Weyburn is the largest inland grain gathering point in all of Canada. Well over half a million tons of grain pass through the Weyburn terminals each and ever year. Weyburn is also home to the world's only curling museum, the Turner Curling Museum. Weyburn is also home to the Souris Valley Mental Health Hospital. When opened in 1921, it was the largest building in Saskatchewan and was considered on the cutting edge of experimental treatments for people with mental disabilites. The facility had a reputation of leading the way in therapeutic programming. At its peak, the facility was home to approximately 1,500 patients.

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