A stretch of mild weather will develop in Winnipeg this week with temperatures even climbing back towards 0°C on the weekend.
Today will mark the start of a large-scale pattern change that will cut off the supply of Arctic air to the Prairies. A westerly to southwesterly flow aloft will develop through the rest of the week, pushing warmer Pacific air gradually eastwards. Before the city sees the warmer temperatures, though, the colder air needs to vacate. Today will be the day for that; it will be a rather typical “transition day” for Winnipeg.
Moderate southerly winds of 30 to 40 km/h will persist through the day under mostly cloudy skies. There will be a slight chance of flurries this morning, but snow will likely stay mainly north of the city. Temperatures will climb to a high near -13°C.
Temperatures in Winnipeg will head to a low near -15°C tonight with diminishing winds under partly cloudy skies.
Thursday will bring mostly cloudy skies to the city again with a high near -10°C. Winds will be light out of the north-northeast. Temperatures will dip to a low near -13°C on Thursday night under cloudy skies with a chance of flurries.
A warm front will approach the province on Friday, keeping things cloudy with a chance for some light snow. Temperatures will continue to warm with a high near -8°C in Winnipeg. The winds will stay light, but shift to southerly.
The warm front and its parent low will push across the province on Friday night into Saturday. This will bring southerly winds of 20 to 30 km/h to Winnipeg for the night with a low near -12°C.
Long Range Outlook
Pacific air will wash over southern Manitoba on Saturday, bringing seasonably mild warmth to the region. Temperatures will climb to around 0°C this weekend with overnight lows in the -5 to -10°C range. Plenty of cloud will stick around, but by the weekend some sunny breaks look likely as well. Temperatures will cool slightly to start the new work week with daytime highs dropping into the -5 to -10°C range with overnight lows dipping into the minus teens.
Today’s seasonal daytime high in Winnipeg is -11°C while the seasonal overnight low is -21°C.
