Gusty northwesterly winds will flush out the warm air mass that has brought record-setting warmth to the Prairies over the past few days, however the air that moves in behind is still quite warm and above-normal temperatures will continue through the week.
Record High Temperatures Set on Sunday
Several high temperature records were broken yesterday across Southern Manitoba:
| Location | Temperature (°C) | Old Record (°C) |
|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg | 17.0 | 16.7 (1975) |
| Brandon | 18.0 | 17.8 (2009) |
| Berens River | 19.0 | 16.7 (1916) |
| Fisher Branch | 14.6 | 14.0 (1981) |
| Gillam | 9.5 | 7.8 (1975) |
| Gretna | 14.3 | 13.6 (2010) |
| Island Lake | 18.0 | 15.0 (1975) |
| Norway House | 13.0 | 12.2 (1975) |
| Pinawa | 17.9 | 17.8 (1975) |
| Sprague | 18.1 | 17.8 (1975) |
| The Pas | 15.0 | 14.4 (1975) |
Additionally, with dewpoint temperatures climbing up to 12.2°C at the airport, Winnipeg officially had its most humid November day on record, beating out the old record of 11.6°C set on November 5, 1956.
In fact, it was so humid that most roadways and sidewalks were wet as the humidity in the air condensed onto the cooler pavement, in some places making things so wet that it appeared like it had rained.
Cooler Start to the Week
Today will be a very windy day courtesy of a strong pressure gradient building into the region behind a low pressure system moving through early this morning. Winds will pick up this morning out of the northwest to about 40 km/h with gusts up in the 60-70 km/h range. Otherwise, we’ll see just a few clouds this morning before skies clear out, and then a bit of afternoon cloudiness returning. Temperatures will continue relatively mild, though, with a high near 11°C.
Skies should clear out overnight as temperatures dip to a low near 0°C with diminishing winds.
Tuesday will be a nicer day with a high once again near 11°C and light winds out of the south to southwest. Skies should be partly cloudy. Expect a low near 5°C on Tuesday night under mainly clear skies.
Wednesday will see warmer air once again return to the region. First, there’s a few suggestions that some fog patches may show up early in the morning, but if they were to develop, they would burn off quite quickly, so they wouldn’t be a concern outside of the early morning hours. After that, southerly winds of around 15-20 km/h will redevelop and help temperatures climb to a high near 14°C under fairly sunny conditions. Skies will remain mostly clear overnight as temperatures dip to a low near 7°C.
Long Range
Above-seasonal temperatures continue through the remainder of the week, however the second half of the week is looking a little cooler with highs in the 5-10°C range and with some more cloud cover.
Looking even further down the road, it appears that the general pattern of above-seasonal temperatures will remain in place into the last third of the month with the NAEFS alongside other guidance suggesting high probabilities of above-normal temperatures. It also continues to look quite dry through this period as well. A beautiful November continues!
Winnipeg’s seasonal daytime high is currently 1°C while the seasonal overnight low is -7°C.
