Cool, unsettled weather will dominate the weather for much of the coming few days as a northwesterly flow of Arctic air puts a damper on the weekend.
The chill northwesterly flow will be in place for today and tomorrow, keeping temperatures well below normal and spreading plenty of clouds across the region and bringing several chances for showers or flurries. High temperatures will sit near 6°C and 8°C tomorrow, with overnight lows near 1°C both tonight and tomorrow night. Winds will be breezy today out of the west at around 30 gusting to 50 km/h and lighter on Saturday.
Today will bring widespread showers or flurries to Winnipeg & area today, with enhancement in the lee of the lakes leading to isolated bands of heavier precipitation. The unsettled weather will diminish overnight until all that’s left into Saturday morning is some streamer activity off of both Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipeg. There’s a slight chance that the lake-effect activity will clip through Winnipeg Saturday morning, but otherwise it should be cloudy & fairly dry.
A new disturbance will move into the region on Sunday, shifting winds out of the south and spreading some light rain across much of Southern Manitoba. Temperatures will climb a bit higher than they’ve been lately with a high near 11°C, but winds will be a bit breezy out of the south.
Long Range
Cooler weather will persist into the start of next week, but hope is on the horizon.
Models are all very consistent in building a fairly substantial upper ridge into the United States, bringing slightly above-normal temperatures for next week and fewer chances for precipitation.
