Milder Weather On Tap

A broad trough of low pressure will push eastwards across the Prairies bringing with it milder temperatures and the occasional chance for some more light snow.

Friday

-7°C / -14°C
Mainly cloudy with flurries.
Saturday

-8°C / -12°C
Mixed skies; slight chance of isolated flurries.
Sunday

-8°C / -10°C
Cloudy with a chance of scattered flurries.

We’ll see fairly cloudy skies today alongside an increasingly brisk southerly wind to 30–40km/h as a warm front approaches the Red River Valley from the west. This front will produce an area of 5–10cm of snow through the Interlake and areas west and north, but here in the Red River Valley we’ll see some periods of light snow with no significant accumulations expected. Temperatures will climb to around –7°C as the winds ease up in the afternoon and see gradual clearing through the evening and overnight as the mercury then drops to about –14°C.

Saturday will bring a few remnant clouds in the Red River Valley that will possibly produce some isolated flurries, but it should end up being a mostly sunny day with light winds and a high near –8°C.

Cloud will roll in on Saturday night as a low-pressure system begins working it’s way across North Dakota. The accumulating snow is expected to remain States-side at this point, with just some light snow working it’s way north of the border. Minimal accumulations are expected at this point, although regions close to the U.S. border could possibly see a cm or two of the white stuff if the system tracks just a smidgen further north.

The Start of Next Week

The first half of next week looks to bring some very mild air into Southern Manitoba with temperatures climbing as high as low minus-single-digits on Monday! It will be short-lived, however, as a significant cold trough begins working it’s way into the Prairies and brings below-normal temperatures for the second half of the week.

Snowy Mid-Week Interlude

A trough of low pressure pushing across Southern Manitoba today will spread light snow into the Red River Valley this morning.

24hr. accumulated precipitation from the RDPS for today and tonight. General amounts of 2-3mm, equating to 2-5cm of snow will be expeted through the Red River Valley.
24hr. accumulated precipitation from the RDPS for today and tonight. General amounts of 2–3mm, equating to 2–5cm of snow will be expeted through the Red River Valley.

The overall pattern will flatten out after this system, bringing us out of the warm-cold roller coaster and back into a more stable — albeit slightly below normal — temperature pattern.

Today

Wednesday

-8°C / -14°C
Light snow starting this morning. Flurries this evening & overnight.

We’ll see a cloudy start to the day with snow pushing towards Winnipeg & the Red River Valley from the west and northwest. Light snow should push into the area by mid-morning. The heaviest snow will occur midday before tapering off through the afternoon. We’ll climb to a high temperature around –8°C today, which is still a couple degrees below normal for this time of year. The organized snow will move off by the evening, however lingering scattered flurries will likely persist through the evening and overnight periods. Skies will remain mainly cloudy until either late overnight or early tomorrow morning. All in all, not too much snow is expected, with around 2-3cm likely but with 5cm possible as an outside chance.

Thursday & Friday

Thursday

-10°C / -16°C
Mainly sunny.
Friday

-10°C / -13°C
Mainly sunny.

We’ll move into a quieter, more stable pattern for the remainder of the work week with a slowly weakening northwesterly flow aloft. We’ll see mostly sunny skies both Thursday and Friday with daytime highs near –10°C. We may see some light snow on Friday night as a weak warm front pushes across Southern Manitoba.

The Weekend

A broad area of low pressure will be in place across the Prairies this weekend bringing some cloud and slightly warmer temperatures. Models are showing a slight chance of more snow to start next week with an Alberta clipper racing along the 49th. As always, we’ll be keeping an eye on things!

Remaining Cold

Conditions will remain cold to start the week…and just think we’ve only got another 3-4 months of this weather yet to come!

This Week

Monday

Increasing Cloudiness. Chance of Flurries.
-7°C / -15°C
Tuesday

Mainly Sunny
-13°C / -22°C
Wednesday

Mainly cloudy. Slight Chance of Flurries.
-10°C / -12°C

The weather today won’t offer a very pleasant start to the week. High temperatures will be in the low single digits, with a brisk north-westerly wind, making it feel much colder than it actually is. There may be a few flurries as well – have you heard enough?

Tuesday will remain cold, with temperatures in the minus teens. The wind will be a bit lighter though, which is a bit of consolation.

We should see a southerly flow develop in Southern Manitoba on Wednesday, perhaps allowing temperatures to approach the -10C mark. A weak weather system may also bring some flurries on Wednesday.

Brisk Weather for Start of Weekend; Warmer Sunday

The chilly, below normal, temperatures are set to continue through the beginning of this weekend. There is a glimmer of hope though as a clipper system is expected to bring a bit of reprieve from the bone-chilling temperatures towards the end of the weekend, but this “warmer” weather will be short-lived.


Arctic high sliding down into Southern Manitoba on Friday afternoon.
Arctic high sliding down into Southern Manitoba on Friday afternoon.

Friday

Friday

-12°C / -22°C
Winds gusty, clouds clearing in the evening.

The day will start off as overcast, if not for lingering flurries still affecting Winnipeg from a weak system that passed last night. Winds will be stiff today coming from the north-west in the 25-30km/h range as the high pressure pushes south. Tonight you will want to make sure to crank the heat up as the low temperatures will bottom out around -22°C in Southern Manitoba, and even colder in the southwest corner of the province as the Arctic high slides down.

Saturday

Saturday

-15°C / -18°C
Winds around 10km/h and mainly sunny skies. Cloud moving in overnight.

Saturday will be cold again. The Arctic high that pushed down will now be centered near the international border, which should keep us mainly cloud-free throughout the day but brisk temperatures will remain in place. Winds won’t be too strong from the west, perhaps 10km/h switching to southerly overnight. Lows won’t be dropping to levels as low as Friday night thanks to some cloud cover moving in associated with an approaching system.

Sunday

Sunday

-4°C / -11°C
Could be a few flurries, winds south becoming west in the evening.

For Sunday there is a chance for some flurry activity as a clipper system slides by. Accumulations shouldn’t be higher than a few centimeters for the Red River Valley, but higher accumulations to the northeast of Winnipeg are possible. High temperatures for Sunday won’t be as cold as Saturday thanks to some warmer air aloft associated with the clipper but don’t be deceived, winds will be quite gusty, especially in the afternoon.

Looking ahead into the next work week there does not appear to be too much significant weather, once again – both the CPC (Climate Prediction Center) and the NAEFS point towards near average temperatures. In addition to that he models don’t show any significant systems, at least for the beginning of next week.