After a very brief cool-down, Winnipeg will see temperatures soar back into the 30s as a hot and hazy air mass returns across the Prairies from British Columbia.
A warm front pushing eastwards across southern Manitoba today will send temperatures in Winnipeg back towards 30°C this afternoon. With low humidity and winds out of the south-southwest around 20 km/h, it will be a rather nice summer day out there. Skies will remain sunny today, however a little haze may move into the Red River Valley this afternoon.
With this spell of warm weather, upper-level winds will once again be transporting smoke eastwards from the British Columbia forest fires. At this point, it looks like the worst of the smoke will remain west of the Red River Valley, particularly over Alberta and Saskatchewan. Winnipeg will likely see hazy conditions move in for Thursday, though, and southwestern Manitoba may see a more concentrated smoke event.
Winnipeg will continue to see clear skies tonight as winds taper off and temperatures drop to a low near 17°C.
Thursday will bring partly cloudy skies to Winnipeg but the more noticeable thing will be the persistent haze entrenched over the region. Temperatures should climb to a high near 30°C again with winds out of the northeast at 15 to 20 km/h. Temperatures will then head to a low near 17°C on Thursday night under clear skies.
By Friday, all indications are that even warmer weather will move into the region, pushing daytime highs to around 33°C under sunny, hazy skies. Winds will pick up out of the south-southwest to around 20 km/h through the day with a few clouds moving in for the evening. Winnipeg will see a warm night with a low near 19°C and increasing cloudiness.
Long Range Outlook
Saturday looks to bring another hot day with mixed skies and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening hours. Cooler temperatures will move in for Sunday, kicking off a week of mostly near-seasonal temperatures and benign weather. After this roller coaster of temperatures over the past week, a week of not to too hot and not too cold sounds pretty good!
Winnipeg’s seasonal daytime high is currently 25°C while the seasonal overnight low is 12°C.
