The mild January temperatures Winnipeg has been experiencing will come to an end this weekend as a passing low pressure system brings some light snow and a return to more seasonal conditions.
Over the next few days, the sun will continue to be elusive as low cloud remains widespread over the region. Temperatures will start off slightly cooler today with a high near -7°C, but the milder temperatures will return for Thursday and Friday with highs climbing up to near the -2°C mark. Winds will be light today, then pick up out of the southeast on Thursday to around 30 km/h.
The main weather story will be a low pressure system that moves through on Friday, bringing some snow with it. It doesn’t seem like Winnipeg or the Red River Valley will see too much snow — much of it is expected to fall over central Manitoba – but a couple centimetres is possible. Temperatures will be pleasant, though, with a high near -1°C expected. Winds will be light through the morning, then pick up out of the west-northwest to around 30 km/h as the low moves out of Manitoba. Temperatures are forecast to fall to around -12°C on Friday night as a cold front sweeps southwards behind the low.
Long Range Outlook
The weekend will bring cooler conditions back to Winnipeg with near-seasonal highs in the -10 to -15°C range and overnight lows dipping down towards -20°C. Skies will remain mostly cloudy and winds will gradually diminish late Saturday.
Milder temperatures will return next week as conditions turn increasingly unsettled and the chance of accumulating snow returning to the region.
Winnipeg’s seasonal daytime high is currently -12°C while the seasonal overnight low is -23°C.
