Windy conditions will usher in a return to seasonal temperatures for Winnipeg’s second half of the week.
A pair of cold fronts moving through ahead of a weak Arctic high will shape Winnipeg’s weather over the next few days. For today, temperatures will climb to a high near 19°C but northwesterly winds will pick up to around 30 gusting 50 km/h. The city will also see partly cloudy skies with a chance of showers. The first chance is early this morning as the cold front moves through. A second chance of showers or thundershowers will develop later in the afternoon as a bit of leftover instability burns off. The wind will ease this evening with temperatures falling too a low near +4°C.
On Thursday, Winnipeg will find itself south of another approaching cold front. Northwesterly winds will strengthen to 40 gusting 60 km/h, keeping highs in the region to around 13°C. Winnipeg will see partly cloudy skies through much of the day. As the cold front moves into the region Thursday evening, the city should see cloud cover thicken up with a chance of showers. The wind will ease through the evening as skies gradually clear. Temperatures head to a low near +1°C.
On Friday, the Arctic ridge will finally push into the region. Skies will stay mixed for much of the day and Winnipeg will once again see a high near 13°C. Winds will be a lot calmer than Thursday at around 20 km/h. Skies will finish clouding over on Friday night with a low again near +1°C. Winds will remain light overnight.
Long Range Outlook
Winnipeg will see plenty of cloud cover this weekend with a chance for rain developing late Sunday into Monday. Some forecasts show an organized low developing as much as 25 mm of rain to parts of southern Manitoba on Sunday night through Monday night. We’ll be keeping an eye on that system as it develops later this week.
Today’s seasonal daytime high in Winnipeg is 14°C while the seasonal overnight low is +1°C.
