Temperatures will gradually warm through the week in Winnipeg, bringing beautiful spring warmth to the region by week’s end.
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Looking ahead through the rest of the work week, the weather in Winnipeg will see a distinct warming trend as an upper ridge builds over western North America. Before that warmer weather gets to southern Manitoba, though, a weak disturbance will move through the region.
This disturbance will push cloud cover into the region overnight as temperatures dip down to a low near the freezing mark. Light snow is possible by Wednesday morning. Periods of light snow will likely transition to a few rain showers through the day on Wednesday as temperatures climb up to a high near 5 °C. Winds won’t be too much of an issue, climbing to around 20 km/h out of the southeast for the afternoon.
Skies will stay cloudy on Wednesday night as the winds taper off. Temperatures will head down to a low near the freezing mark.
On Thursday, a surface high pressure will build into the province as the upper ridge begins to amplify over western Canada. Cloudy skies will gradually break up through the day with clearing pushing into the region by the evening. Winds will stay light as temperatures climb to a high in the 5 to 10 °C range. Temperatures will dip down into the -5 to 0 °C range overnight under clear skies.
Long Range Outlook
Friday will bring mixed skies to the region as temperatures climb into the mid-teens. The warmth will come with breezy southerlies up to around 40 km/h that gradually taper off on Friday night. Temperatures will likely dip down into the 5 to 10 °C range on Friday night.
There’s more uncertainty in the weather heading into the weekend. A potent low pressure system will develop in the United States push northeast, but it’s unclear if it will end up affecting southern Manitoba or track further east into NW Ontario. It has the potential to bring significant precipitation to the region, but there’s a wide range of solutions that change day by day.
It does look likely that Winnipeg should see a high in the teens again on Saturday, then cool into the single digits for Sunday. There may be rain or snow beginning on Sunday, but that will be dependent on the track of the system south of the border. We’ll keep track of this system’s development through the week and have more to say on Friday.
Until then, enjoy the warmth heading our way!
Today’s seasonal daytime high in Winnipeg is 8 °C while the seasonal overnight low is -3 °C.
