After reaching a balmy high of 19.8°C on Saturday, but a cold front ushered in northerly winds that gusted up to 56 km/h, sending temperatures on a steady downward spiral back to sub-zero temperatures by Sunday afternoon. The cooler weather won’t stick around for too long as temperatures are set to gradually return to near-seasonal values.
Fortunately, the cooler temperatures will be offset by a fair amount of sunshine. Today will kick off the week with mainly sunny skies through the day and a below-seasonal high of just 6°C. Any north wind that’s left over this morning will taper off midday, leaving things pretty pleasant despite the cooler temperatures. Temperatures will then dip to around -2°C tonight under mixed skies as some cloud spreads into the region ahead of the next disturbance moving across the Prairies.
Tuesday will bring partly cloudy skies to Winnipeg—likely a bit cloudier in the morning giving way to sunnier in the afternoon—and warmer temperatures with the high climbing to around 10°C. More cloud will push back in on Tuesday night as a shortwave rolls into the region. Temperatures will dip to a low near +2°C with a chance of showers persisting into Wednesday morning.
Wednesday will bring clearing skies through the morning as the shortwave moves out of the region. Temperatures will be quite mild with highs returning back towards 14 or 15°C. Temperatures will dip to a low near +3°C on Wednesday night under partly cloudy skies.
Long Range
The mild weather continues through to the end of the week, but by Thursday night the chance for precipitation begins to ramp up through the region. There’s still a lot of uncertainty as to what may happen; once again some models are slamming the region with rain and/or snow, while others keep us fairly dry. We’ll be keeping an eye on it; for now, enjoy the improving weather!
Winnipeg’s seasonal daytime high is currently 9°C while the seasonal overnight low is -3°C.
