Winnipeg will see seasonably mild conditions over the next several days with an abundance of cloud cover.
Winnipeg will see the light snow that moved into the region yesterday persist for a few more hours this morning before tapering off. Cloudy skies will remain as temperatures climb to a high near +2°C this afternoon. Winds will stay light through the day. Tonight will bring more cloudy skies with temperatures dipping to a low near -3°C.
With a stagnant pattern in place over Winnipeg on Thursday, the city see similar conditions to Wednesday. Under mostly cloudy skies, temperatures will climb to a high near +3°C with light winds. There may be a few clear patches on Thursday night as temperatures dip to a low near -3°C again. Winds will increase to around 15 km/h by Friday morning.
A more organized disturbance will begin working its way towards Winnipeg on Friday as a large Pacific storm system begins pushing inland. Winnipeg will see mostly cloudy skies with a high near +3°C yet again. Winds, however, will be a bit more noticeable out of the east-southeast near 20 km/h. By late in the day, an area of snow will begin spreading across southwestern Manitoba into the Red River Valley. Winnipeg will likely see a couple cm of snow on Friday night as temperatures drop to a low near -2°C.
Long Range Outlook
Looking ahead to the weekend, Winnipeg will see more of the same with cloudy skies, highs near +3°C, and lows dipping just below freezing. Snow should taper off Saturday morning, then a more significant snowfall of 4 to 8 cm is forecast to move into the region on Sunday.
This second batch of snow is forecast to taper off on Sunday night, followed by gradual clearing in the Red River Valley through the first half of next week. Temperatures will remain relatively mild with highs a few degrees above 0°C and lows dipping a few degrees below.
Winnipeg’s seasonal daytime high is currently 1°C while the seasonal overnight low is -9°C.
