Pleasant Weekend Ahead

Winnipeg will see a pleasant spring weekend ahead with plenty of sun and daytime highs near 20°C.

A high pressure system gradually moving into the province over the coming days will bring sunshine and seasonably warm temperatures. Winds will be out of the northwest at around 20 km/h today under mainly sunny skies with a high near 20°C. A few clouds will move into the region tonight as a weak disturbance rolls through, bringing just a slight chance of showers to the region through the overnight hours. Temperatures will dip down to around 5°C for the low.

RDPS 2m Temperature Forecast valid 21Z Saturday May 5, 2018
An area of high pressure moving through the province will bring sunshine and seasonably mild temperatures to southern Manitoba this weekend

Winnipeg will see partly cloudy skies this weekend with daytime highs close to the 20°C mark. Winds on Saturday will be out of the north at around 20 km/h as the high pressure system approaches. On Sunday, winds shift to light out of the south as the high exits the province. Saturday will bring another seasonal low near 4°C, but warmer air building into the region on Sunday will keep lows much warmer on Sunday night. Winnipeg should see a low around 10°C heading into Monday morning.

Long Range Outlook

Next week continues to look seasonably warm, however Winnipeg may finally begin to see the chance for some much-needed rain. Forecasts show the storm track pushing northwards out of the United States into the southern Prairies with the  potential for rain or thunderstorms Monday night into Tuesday. This chance repeats again on Friday or Saturday as another low moves through.

Unfortunately, these systems will be driven largely by convection, making forecasts this far out practically useless. It’s safe to say that it will be a bit more unsettled and Winnipeg will see more cloud next week; we’ll have to wait and see if that translates into rain.

Winnipeg’s seasonal daytime high is currently 17°C while the seasonal overnight low is 3°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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