We’ll see showers in the Red River Valley this morning as a low pressure system slides through the Interlake and Whiteshell regions but, unfortunately, little accumulations are expected as the more significant rain will stay north and east of the Valley. More cool days are ahead as this system reinforces the colder air over the province.
A low pressure system dropping southwards from Northern Manitoba has pushed an area of showers through the Interlake overnight and will bring that rain through the Whiteshell and Sprague regions today. As pictured above, the low will track far to our NE into Ontario, leaving the Red River Valley with only disorganized instability in a strong NW flow pumping cooler air southwards on the backside of this system.
Temperatures through the RRV will stay steady today at 12-13°C as strong northwesterly winds pick up as the day progresses. Winds across the valley will pick up to 50km/h with gusts as high as 70-80km/h by late this morning and remain that way through most of the afternoon before beginning to ease this evening. A chance for showers exists through the whole RRV, and models are hinting that there may be some narrow, banded areas of precipitation that develop that could result in localized amounts of 2-4mm. Areas in the southwest RRV, such as Morden, will likely see nothing more than a passing sprinkle or two today while areas closer to the South Basin will likely see showers this morning.
We’ll see cool nights ahead, with lows near 3 or 4°C for the rest of the week. Thursday and Friday will bring us a mixed sky and highs only around 14°C.
Another system will push it’s way through the area on Friday, bringing another batch of scattered showers to the RRV. No significant amounts are expected across the Red River Valley.
