A mild Pacific flow aloft will bring pleasant late-summer weather for the beginning of October in southern Manitoba.
It’s a quiet few days ahead for Winnipeg and area as a benign weather pattern is established. The region will see seasonably mild conditions with highs in the low 20s through the weekend and lows in the mid- to upper single digits. There will be plenty of sunshine and winds will stay fairly light.
October will start off with very pleasant conditions across southern Manitoba.
And…that’s about it. It’s a beautiful few days ahead for the region.
Long Range Outlook
The warm weather will continue into next week as another upper ridge builds into the region. While its too early to say at this point, the high-amplitude upper flow may bring some more smoke into the region such as was seen yesterday. There’s also the potential for flare-ups of regional fires as the warm and dry conditions continue for the coming week.
Today’s seasonal daytime high in Winnipeg is 15 °C while the seasonal overnight low is 3 °C.
Winnipeg will return to cooler seasonal temperatures today, but more warmth will build back in this weekend.
The city will see breezy northwest winds up to 30 gusting 50 km/h today. These winds are ushering in a cooler air mass behind a cold front that passed through the area yesterday evening. As a result, daytime highs will be noticeably cooler at around 15 °C. The wind will ease this evening, then temperatures will dip to a low near 4 °C.
Another surge of late-summer heat will begin to push eastwards across the Prairies this weekend.
Heading into the weekend, an upper ridge will begin to build across the Prairies. This will start to bring warmer temperatures back to the region. Winnipeg will light winds at of 15–25 km/h both days as highs climb back into the low 20s. Winnipeg will see some morning cloud tomorrow breaking up to mixed skies for the afternoon, while Sunday brings plenty of sunshine to the area. Temperatures will head to low near 10 °C both nights this weekend.
Long Range Outlook
Next week will bring even more heat back to the region with daytime highs climbing into the upper 20s. The chance for showers will increase for the second half of the week as highs cool to the low 20s in a more unsettled pattern.
Today’s seasonal daytime high in Winnipeg is 16 °C while the seasonal overnight low is 4 °C.
After a warm Friday, a cold front will slump through the region and usher seasonal temperatures back into the region.
It will be a beautiful late-summer day in Winnipeg today as breezy southerly winds ease this morning and temperatures head to a high in the upper 20s. Skies should be partly cloudy through the day, but trend cloudier towards the evening as a cold front approaches. As the front pushes through, it will bring a slight chance of an isolated shower or thunderstorm to the region, followed by northwest winds picking up to around 30 km/h. Those winds will gradually ease into the evening as temperatures head to a low near 10 °C.
Southern Manitoba will see a warm late-summer day on Friday before more seasonal temperatures return.
An area of high pressure associated with an air mass of more seasonal temperatures will build into the province through the weekend. On Saturday, northwesterly winds will pick back up to around 30 gusting 50 km/h as temperatures head to a high around the 20 °C mark. Skies should stay mainly sunny through the day. The winds will taper off in the evening, then temperatures will head to a low near 6 °C under clear skies.
On Sunday, the area of high pressure will move across the province. Temperatures will again climb to a high around the 20 °C mark, but winds will be much lighter. Skies will also likely be mixed as a bit of cloud from a system passing by through the Dakotas drifts across the region. Skies should clear on Sunday night with a low near 10 °C again.
Long Range Outlook
The extended outlook continues to show near-seasonal temperatures, trending slightly on the warmer side. A system passing through the region may bring some afternoon/evening showers on Monday, then the city should see another couple of nice days. A few showers are possible again in the second half of the work week.
Today’s seasonal daytime high in Winnipeg is 19 °C while the seasonal overnight low is 7 °C.
Temperatures will head back towards the upper 20s as the new school year gets started.
An upper ridge building across the Prairies will bring plenty of sun to Winnipeg through the rest of the week. Skies will stay fairly sunny right through Friday with just a few cloudy periods. As that upper ridge builds eastwards, temperatures will also climb with highs increasing from the low 20s today to near the 30 °C mark by Friday. With little humidity around, overnight lows will range from the high single digits to the low teens.
Warm summer temperatures will return to southern Manitoba by Friday.
That northwest wind will return today, although not as strong as the city saw yesterday. The wind will pick up through the morning hours to 30 gusting 50 km/h for the rest of the day. Once the sun goes down this evening, the winds will quickly ease. A surface ridge moving across the province will keep winds light out of the south on Thursday. Then on Friday, the southerlies will strengthen back to around 30 km/h as a low pressure system moves into the province.
The region will stay dry through much of the week, although there is a slight chance of showers or thunderstorms on Friday night.
Long Range Outlook
A cold front will pass through the region on Friday night, ushering in a cooler air mass for the weekend. Highs will fall into the upper teens with a brisk northwest wind on Saturday that eases for Sunday. Skies will be mixed to mostly cloudy through the weekend.
Today’s seasonal daytime high in Winnipeg is 20 °C while the seasonal overnight low is 8 °C.
