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Summer Sizzler For The Game 6 Winnipeg Whiteout Street Party

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Temperatures will soar into the upper 20’s in Winnipeg today, bringing the first taste of summer for fans heading downtown to cheer on the Jets!

Winnipeg will see light southerly winds with temperatures soaring to a high near 29°C today. Skies will remain sunny with southwesterly winds of 10 to 20 km/h for much of the day, but a cold front slumping southwards will move through Winnipeg this evening, bringing northerly winds near 30 km/h, slightly cooler temperatures, and some cloud cover.

Winnipeg Jets Whiteout Party!
If you’re heading downtown for the Jets game tonight, you’ll be in for some great conditions. Starting around 6PM, temperatures downtown will be near 26°C with light winds. The cold front will push through around 7 or 8PM, bringing northerly winds of 15-25 km/h and cooling temperatures to around 18°C by 10PM. A bit of cloud cover will move in through the evening, producing mixed to mostly cloudy skies by late in the evening. It looks like everything should remain dry with the cold front not likely bringing any rain to the city.

This warm weather will come with a risk, though. Extremely dry conditions continue, and as yesterday’s fire on Wilkes showed, it doesn’t take much to start a blaze.1 Relative humidity values will be under 20% today, continuing to present a significant fire hazard.

RDPS 2m Temperature Forecast valid 21Z Monday May 7, 2018
Hot conditions with temperatures nearing the 30°C mark will be in place over southern Manitoba on Monday afternoon

The latter half of tonight will bring cloudy skies to the city with temperatures dipping to a low near 12°C.

Tuesday will bring mixed to mostly cloudy skies to Winnipeg. Temperatures will be much cooler than Monday, but still quite pleasant with a high near 19°C. Winds will remain breezy out of the northeast at 20 to 30 km/h. Beginning in early evening, a chance for showers or thunderstorms will develop through the Red River Valley that will persist through the night. Activity isn’t necessarily expected to be significant or widespread, but a little activity is possible as a low pressure system moves through the province. Winnipeg should see a low near 12°C on Tuesday night.

GDPS 10m Wind Forecast valid 00Z Thursday May 10, 2018
Breezy conditions will develop in Winnipeg behind a cold front that moves through the area on Wednesday afternoon

Wednesday will marked by breezy northerly winds in the wake of a cold front that moves through early in the afternoon. Temperatures will climb to a high near 18°C before the front moves through, then cool to the low-teens through the afternoon. Winds will pick up out of the north behind the front, strengthening to 30 to 40 km/h. On the bright side, the northerly winds will clear out the cloud in the Red River Valley, bringing mainly clear skies for Wednesday night with a low near +3°C.

Long Range Outlook

The remainder of the week will bring cooler temperatures and variable cloudiness. Unfortunately, no significant rain is on the horizon, so the dry weather continues.

Winnipeg’s seasonal daytime high is currently 18°C while the seasonal overnight low is 4°C.

  1. Numerous witnesses on scene reported sparks from a passing train as the igniter for the fires. No formal announcement had been made yet at the time of writing. ↩

Pleasant Weekend Ahead

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Winnipeg will see a pleasant spring weekend ahead with plenty of sun and daytime highs near 20°C.

A high pressure system gradually moving into the province over the coming days will bring sunshine and seasonably warm temperatures. Winds will be out of the northwest at around 20 km/h today under mainly sunny skies with a high near 20°C. A few clouds will move into the region tonight as a weak disturbance rolls through, bringing just a slight chance of showers to the region through the overnight hours. Temperatures will dip down to around 5°C for the low.

RDPS 2m Temperature Forecast valid 21Z Saturday May 5, 2018
An area of high pressure moving through the province will bring sunshine and seasonably mild temperatures to southern Manitoba this weekend

Winnipeg will see partly cloudy skies this weekend with daytime highs close to the 20°C mark. Winds on Saturday will be out of the north at around 20 km/h as the high pressure system approaches. On Sunday, winds shift to light out of the south as the high exits the province. Saturday will bring another seasonal low near 4°C, but warmer air building into the region on Sunday will keep lows much warmer on Sunday night. Winnipeg should see a low around 10°C heading into Monday morning.

Long Range Outlook

Next week continues to look seasonably warm, however Winnipeg may finally begin to see the chance for some much-needed rain. Forecasts show the storm track pushing northwards out of the United States into the southern Prairies with the  potential for rain or thunderstorms Monday night into Tuesday. This chance repeats again on Friday or Saturday as another low moves through.

Unfortunately, these systems will be driven largely by convection, making forecasts this far out practically useless. It’s safe to say that it will be a bit more unsettled and Winnipeg will see more cloud next week; we’ll have to wait and see if that translates into rain.

Winnipeg’s seasonal daytime high is currently 17°C while the seasonal overnight low is 3°C.

Beautiful Weekend Ahead for Winnipeg

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Winnipeg will see a cool Friday to round out the work week, but sunshine and warm temperatures return for the weekend.

Temperatures will be cool today as Winnipeg remains in cool air brought south behind yesterday’s cold front. Skies will cloud over early this morning then clear sometime mid- to late afternoon. Winnipeg’s high temperature will only reach around 12°C, tempered by cool northwesterly winds of 30 gusting 50 km/h that will persist until evening.

Tonight will be chilly as a ridge of high pressure brings clear skies and a low near -1°C.

An upper-level ridge will build into the Priaries this weekend, bringing warmer temperatures.

Things turn around quickly for the weekend though. An upper ridge building into the Prairies will bring sunny skies both Saturday and Sunday. Southerly winds will draw warmer air into the region with highs reaching 15°C on Saturday and a mild 23°C on Sunday. Winds will become more pronounced as the weekend progresses. Saturday will see southerly winds strengthen to 20 to 30 km/h. Sunday will bring southerly winds of 30 to 40 km/h.

Long Range Outlook

As we’ve mentioned several times over the past week, the beginning of next week will see a rather complex low pressure system lift out of the northern Plains into the Prairies. Details are still hazy, but the general idea is beginning to come into focus.

At this point, it looks like Winnipeg will see a chance of showers or thunderstorms on Monday morning. Most models are showing an area of thunderstorms developing over southeastern Saskatchewan on Sunday night that spreads eastwards. There’s still significant uncertainty in exactly where everything will set up, but in general Winnipeg will see cloudier, unsettled weather on Monday and Tuesday.

Winnipeg’s seasonal daytime high is currently 15°C while the seasonal overnight low is 2°C.

Warm and Windy Weather On The Way

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Breezy conditions will develop over the Red River Valley this weekend as temperatures climb to above-seasonal values.

A low pressure system tracking through the northern Prairies will be the main driver for Winnipeg’s weather over the next several days. As it develops in Alberta and moves eastwards, warmer temperatures will spread across the southern Prairies. Daytime highs will sit comfortably in the mid-teens today, then climb into the upper teens for both Saturday and Sunday. This weekend’s mild temperatures will be matched by increasing winds out of the south to around 30 gusting 50 km/h by Saturday afternoon.

These warmer daytime highs will be matched by overnight lows climbing to above-seasonal values, particularly on Saturday night where southerly winds of 20 to 30 km/h will help produce a mild low near 6°C.

Of particular note, alongside the temperature, the dew point temperature will also be increasing. This value is a measure of how much water is in the air.  Not only is it important summer-focused weather such as thunderstorms, it also has major impact on the spring snow melt. Dew point temperatures will climb above 0°C on Saturday, combining with the mild temperatures to speed up the melting of any remaining snow in the Red River Valley.

Temperatures will climb into the upper teens across the Red River Valley on Saturday
Temperatures will climb into the upper teens across the Red River Valley on Saturday

Skies will be variably cloudy over the next couple days. Winnipeg will see mixed today, but Saturday will bring more sun with just partly cloudy skies. Winnipeg should see sunshine Sunday morning change to mixed skies in the afternoon as a cold front moves through.

There is a chance of a passing shower as the cold front swings through on Sunday, otherwise conditions look dry.

Long Range Outlook

More of the same in the long range: seasonal to above-seasonal temperatures and variable cloudiness. No big rainfall events are on the horizon. With continuing mild temperatures drying out the ground, all should be aware of the increasing fire hazard heading into the end of the month.

Winnipeg’s seasonal daytime high is currently 12°C while the seasonal overnight low is 0°C.