Near-seasonal temperatures and abundant sunshine will make for a pleasant weekend in Winnipeg.
Hot on the heels of yesterday’s system, another low pressure system will bring a chance of rain to Winnipeg today. This disturbance, approaching from the west, will keep Winnipeg under mostly cloudy to mixed skies today. The city will see a chance of light showers through the morning hours, easing off near lunch. A few sunny breaks will likely develop in the afternoon, allowing temperatures to climb to a high near 25°C. The chance for showers or thunderstorms will then develop a bit later in the afternoon as the upper-level disturbance associated with this system moves through the region.
Winds will remain fairly light through the day, but northwesterly winds of 30 gusting 50 km/h will develop over southwestern Manitoba and my spread into the Red River Valley late in the day. Once the sun starts setting, winds will diminish as skies clear and temperatures head to a low near 10°C.
Pleasant Weather for the Weekend
The weekend will bring almost ideal weather for most. Saturday will bring mainly sunny skies to the region. Winds slowly increasing out of the south to 20-30 km/h as temperatures head to a high near 25°C again. A few clouds will begin working into the Red River Valley late in the day ahead of a frontal wave pushing across the southern Prairies.
On Saturday night, the southerly winds will turn northwesterly and diminish in the wake of a cold front that will move through. As it passes, it will bring a chance of some scattered shower activity to the Red River Valley. Temperatures will head to a low near 13°C with skies clearing some time after midnight.
Sunday will bring slightly cooler late-summer day. Winnipeg will see mainly sunny skies, a high near 22°C, and west-northwesterly winds of 30 gusting 50 km/h. The winds will ease later in the day, leaving the city with clear skies on Sunday night as temperatures drop to a low near 9°C.
Long Range Outlook
The beginning of next week looks quite nice with Monday bringing more sunshine and temperatures returning back towards the mid-20s. The remainder of the week is forecast to be cooler with daytime highs near 20°C as multiple disturbances bring variable cloudiness to the city. There appears to be a few chances for showers, but no widespread or major rain event looks likely at this point.
Winnipeg’s seasonal daytime high is currently 22°C while the seasonal overnight low is 9°C.
