After a chilly start to the week as an Arctic high moves through the province, temperatures in Winnipeg will slowly climb back towards more seasonal values.

A seasonably cold day lies ahead for Winnipeg today as an Arctic high moves through. With sunny skies, temperatures will climb to a high of just -12°C today. Winds will remain light, so – other than the fact that temperatures will be nearly 10°C below normal – one could almost consider it a pleasant day. More cloud will build back into the region this evening ahead of an approaching low pressure system. Temperatures will head to a low near -16°C with some light snow moving in for early Tuesday morning.

The snow will only last for a few hours Tuesday morning before moving out and leaving behind mainly cloudy skies for the remainder of the day. There may be occasional flurries, but there shouldn’t be any more accumulating snowfall. Winds will start the day out of the south near 20 km/h but will then switch to the north at 15 to 20 km/h for the afternoon. Temperatures will be warmer with a high near -7°C. The city will see a few clear breaks overnight as temperatures head to a low near -15°C with light easterly winds.

Wednesday will bring more cloudy skies to Winnipeg with a slight chance of some flurries. It will be a bit of a breezy day with winds picking up out of the southeast into the 20 to 30 km/h range. Winnipeg will see a high just a tad warmer than Tuesday near -6°C. Mainly cloudy skies and breezy conditions will continue Wednesday night as temperatures dip to a much milder low near -8°C.

Long Range Outlook

Temperatures will climb above seasonal values for the latter half of the work week with plenty of cloud cover in place over the region. Winds will ease for Friday, and it appears that there will be a chance for some snow on Friday night. Cooler air pushes back in through the weekend with northerly winds ushering in another Arctic ridge.

Winnipeg’s seasonal daytime high is currently -3°C while the seasonal overnight low is -11°C.