Weather Forecasts, Facts and News for Winnipeg & Southern Manitoba
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It’s steady sailing for Winnipeg through the remainder of the work week with no notable changes in the weather expected.
The persistent Arctic ridge that has been building across the southern Prairies will continue to remain in place for the remainder of the week, bringing very little change to the weather over the next 3 days. Winnipeg will see daytime highs right around the -16°C mark with plenty of sunshine through the remainder of the work week. Overnight lows will dip to around -26°C tonight and Thursday night, but slightly warmer temperatures will move in ahead of a low pressure system on Friday night, keeping lows a bit warmer near -20°C with some cloud cover building into the region.
Long Range Outlook
A low pressure system passing through on the weekend will bring some cloud and a chance of flurries. Temperatures aren’t really forecast to climb too much, but the passage of this low may begin shifting the overall weather pattern and allow seasonal or slightly above-seasonal temperatures to move into southern Manitoba next week.
In the meantime, grab those skates, or skis, or boots, and get out and enjoy the sunshine!
Winnipeg’s seasonal daytime high is currently -10°C while the seasonal overnight low is -20°C.
After yesterday’s cold turning windy weather, the coming few days are set to be entirely unexciting with benign, cool weather.
Winnipeg will find itself on the northern side of an Arctic ridge for the next few days, which will bring fairly benign weather to the region and keep temperatures on the cool side.
For the next several days, daytime highs near -16°C, give or take a degree or two, are expected while overnight lows sit near -26 or -27°C. Winds will be a bit breezy this afternoon, out of the northwest at 20 to 30 km/h, but will taper off this evening and remain light for Tuesday and Wednesday. Skies will also become increasingly sunny, with a mix of sun and cloud today giving way to partly cloudy skies tomorrow, and finally mainly sunny skies on Wednesday.
Long Range Outlook
The remainder of the week looks like more of the same. The Pacific storm track will remain to the west and south, while any weaker polar disturbances remain to the north. Below-seasonal temperatures will remain in place for the remainder of the work week, but indications are that the Alaska high that has helped entrench the cold northerly flow over the Prairies may collapse towards the end of the week, forcing the coldest Arctic air back into the north and allowing temperatures on the Prairies to moderate.
This would also likely result in the chance for some snow, but there’s little confidence in any potential storms at this point.
Enjoy a quiet and sunny, albeit chilly, week ahead!
Winnipeg’s seasonal daytime high is currently -10°C while the seasonal overnight low is -21°C.
Winnipeg will see below seasonal temperatures continue through the weekend alongside a mix of sun and cloud and a bit of light snow.
Winnipeg, alongside much of southern Manitoba, will see cloudy skies with some light snow today as an upper-level disturbance slides across the region. The snow won’t accumulate to much, though, with just a centimetre or two expected at most. Temperatures will be milder today with highs near -16°C, but that’s still below the seasonal high of -10°C.
Skies will clear out this evening as temperatures drop to a low near -25°C. A second disturbance will begin working into southwestern Manitoba overnight, spreading more cloud into Winnipeg and the Red River Valley overnight.
Much of southern Manitoba will see a light dusting of snow today
Saturday will be a much cooler day in Winnipeg with a high near -21°C as colder air from an Arctic ridge building across the Prairies moves into southern Manitoba. Winnipeg may see a bit of light snow in the morning, but skies should begin clearing through the afternoon. Saturday night will bring mainly clear skies to Winnipeg with overnight lows dipping to around -28°C. Winds near 15 km/h will produce wind chills near -40, so there’s a chance Winnipeg may end up seeing an extreme cold warning issued from ECCC.
Sunday will see a return to similar temperatures as today as morning sun gives way to some afternoon cloud and temperatures climb to a high near -16°C. This is courtesy a warm front that will move through the region from northwest to southeast. There may be an isolated flurry or two associated with the cloud on Sunday afternoon, but nothing as widespread as the snow expected today or Saturday morning. Temperatures will dip to a low near -21°C under mixed skies on Sunday night.
Update: Windy Sunday
Moderate to strong westerly winds of 40 to 50 km/h will develop this afternoon may produce areas of poor visibility in blowing snow. The primary areas affected look to be along the Yellowhead Highway corridor in eastern Saskatchewan southeastwards into Manitoba and along the Trans-Canada Highway corridor in Manitoba. For travelling, roadways running north-south or northeast-southwest will have the greatest potential to be affected.
Moderate to strong westerly winds will develop across portions of Saskatchewan and Manitoba today.
Areas of blowing snow will also likely develop along the western escarpment of the Red River Valley where downsloping produces stronger winds as well.
Long Range Outlook
A quick look ahead to next week shows fairly quiet weather with a mix of sun and cloud and a very slow, gradual trend back towards seasonal temperatures. Really, not much to talk about. Enjoy the weekend!
Winnipeg’s seasonal daytime high is currently -10°C while the seasonal overnight low is -21°C.
Moderate northwesterly winds will move through the region today, ushering significantly colder temperatures into southern Manitoba.
Hope you haven’t put the deep freeze gear away yet, Winnipeg, because another Arctic pipeline is about to set up and send substantially colder temperatures back into the Prairies. It all begins today as a cold front slumps southwards through the region behind yesterday’s potent low pressure system, ushering in northwesterly winds of 30 to 40 km/h. These gusty winds may produce some blowing snow through the Red River Valley, but visibility should remain better than it was yesterday at times. Skies will cloud over through the day as temperatures fall to around -19°C. Once the cloud moves in, there will be a chance of flurries but no accumulating snow is expected.
Temperatures will then drop to around -26°C tonight with fairly cloudy skies continuing.
Thursday will see the first of what may end up being many Arctic highs move through the region. Winds will remain light, but temperatures will reach a high of just -20°C under partly cloudy skies. Temperatures will dip to a low near -25°C on Thursday evening.
Skies will head back to being cloudy on Friday as a weak shortwave rolls across southern Manitoba, bringing with it the chance for some light snow. Temperatures will climb to a high near -17°C with light winds. Another Arctic high follows hot on the heels of this disturbance, though, and temperatures are expected to drop towards -30°C on Friday night as skies clear out.
Long Range Outlook
The long-range forecast looks cold, all thanks to the polar vortex.
The polar vortex is expected to be a prominent feature over the eastern Arctic for the next 14 days
Currently relatively week, the polar vortex will intensify over the coming days, shifting southwards from its current location near the Melville Peninsula – north of Hudson Bay – towards Southampton Island and the Kivalliq coastline of Nunavut. As it intensifies and shifts, the overall pattern over the Prairies will shift from the west-east flow that has brought relatively mild temperatures recently to a north-northwest flow that will allow bitterly cold air to work southwards out of the Arctic.
Temperatures over the next two weeks won’t be cold all the time; the occasional system passing through will drag waves of more seasonal air across the Prairies, but the general pattern will support those weak systems quickly being followed by another shot of very cold air.
This pattern is expected to last for the next 7-14 days, and will end when the polar vortex begins losing some of its structure and retreats northwards.
Winnipeg’s seasonal daytime high is currently -11°C while the seasonal overnight low is -21°C.
