Cooler Weather Kicks Off An Unsettled Week

Markedly cooler weather will be in place across Winnipeg & the Red River Valley this week as a stagnant pattern locks the region into a series of disturbances that will bring unsettled weather through the week.

Mainly cloudy skies will be in place for Winnipeg & the Red River Valley today as the region continues to be under the influence of the series of disturbances that brought upwards of 75mm of rain over the weekend to some areas. Daytime highs will be cooler–slightly below seasonal–with the region seeing temperatures climb to about 19°C today.

Cooler weather will prevail across the entire Prairies today, with daytime highs in the 15-20°C range.
Cooler weather will prevail across the entire Prairies today, with daytime highs in the 15-20°C range.

Another low pressure system will move through the region tonight, spreading showers across the province starting in the southwestern corner then spreading east-northeastwards into the Red River Valley and Interlake. Amounts should be fairly low with these showers, with only a few mm expected in the areas that see a little more activity. Temperatures will dip down to around 12°C overnight.

Scattered showers are expected across Southern Manitoba tonight.
Scattered showers are expected across Southern Manitoba tonight.

The sun will gradually poke out on Tuesday with temperatures once again climbing to around 19°C for a daytime high. Temperatures will drop to around the 8 or 9°C mark on Tuesday night under partly cloudy skies.

Wednesday will bring more cloud to the region as another disturbance approaches the region from the west. Temperatures will climb to a high near 20°C with much of the cloud building into the region in the afternoon. A chance of showers will build through the evening hours with some accumulating rain likely overnight through the region. Expect a low near 13°C.

Long Range

The cool weather continues through the remainder of the week with daytime highs continuing in the 19-20°C range. At this point, it looks like the chance for rain will taper off early Thursday morning, but another disturbance moving through on Friday will once again bring a chance of rain to the Red River Valley.

Winnipeg’s seasonal daytime high is currently 20°C while the seasonal overnight low is 8°C.

Brad

Brad lives in Winnipeg with his wife and two children and is the founder of A Weather Moment. He has loved weather from a very young age and has followed that passion through his life so far. He received a B.Sc. in Earth Sciences with Specialization in Atmospheric Sciences and is currently employed in the field of meteorology. You can find the author as WeatherInThePeg on Mastodon.

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