Bad news first: temperatures will remain below through to the end of the week. Good news: we’re on a gradual warming trend with some signals beginning to show that we may switch into a milder regime next week. Before that, though, we’ll see a slight chance for some flurries and some gradually warming weather.
Today will bring mainly cloudy skies with a high near -5°C. There will be a very slight chance for some flurry activity, although it will be far more likely closer to the U.S. border. A intensifying low pressure system in South Dakota will generate a band of snow through northern North Dakota running parallel to the border. While a few cm of snow are expected in North Dakota, just 1 or 2cm at most will likely fall on the Manitoba side of the border.
The very slight chance for flurries will continue through the overnight period as the temperature drops to around -15°C with skies clearing later in the night.
After that, things look pretty calm as a ridge of high pressure dominates the weather story. Thursday and Friday will both be sunny days with relatively light winds. Temperatures will slowly inch higher, reaching around -8°C tomorrow and back to near -5°C on Friday.
Warmer Weather Next Week?
While it does look like we’ll see normal weather next week, we will likely still remain below normal, which will be around 3-4°C for daytime highs. At this point, it looks like we’ll climb towards 0°C for a high on Sunday, then plunge back into winter for Monday with highs back towards -10°C, then rebound back to nearly 0°C for the remainder of the week. It’s still a long ways out, so things could easily change between now and then, though.
With how things have been this year, I’ll take “below normal” as long as we can get this snow melting.
