After a blustery Tuesday, notably cooler temperatures are settling over southern Manitoba.

It’s finally time to get the heavier sweaters and jackets out; fall has arrived in Winnipeg. A much cooler air mass has settled into the region and will stick around for the remainder of the week.

The wind seen yesterday will taper off over the coming days as an Arctic high moves into the region; the northerlies will pick up into the 20–30 km/h range today, then ease to light for both Thursday and Friday. Daytime highs will hover close to the 7 °C mark while overnight lows dip below freezing.

The city will see generally sunny conditions mix with more cloud as the week progresses, with the caveat that there’s some room for the forecast to go a bit wrong if more low cloud spreads off the lakes than expected.

Long Range Outlook

Windier conditions will develop over the weekend as slightly warmer air attempts to move into the region, but more cloud will also spread into the weekend. Some rain showers are possible to start off next week, as temperatures climb into the low to mid-teens. Forecasts show the sun returning mid-week with seasonably warm conditions.

Today’s seasonal daytime high in Winnipeg is 9 °C while the seasonal overnight low is -2 °C.

A mild Pacific flow aloft will bring pleasant late-summer weather for the beginning of October in southern Manitoba.

It’s a quiet few days ahead for Winnipeg and area as a benign weather pattern is established. The region will see seasonably mild conditions with highs in the low 20s through the weekend and lows in the mid- to upper single digits. There will be plenty of sunshine and winds will stay fairly light.

And…that’s about it. It’s a beautiful few days ahead for the region.

Long Range Outlook

The warm weather will continue into next week as another upper ridge builds into the region. While its too early to say at this point, the high-amplitude upper flow may bring some more smoke into the region such as was seen yesterday. There’s also the potential for flare-ups of regional fires as the warm and dry conditions continue for the coming week.

Today’s seasonal daytime high in Winnipeg is 15 °C while the seasonal overnight low is 3 °C.

Winnipeg will return to cooler seasonal temperatures today, but more warmth will build back in this weekend.

The city will see breezy northwest winds up to 30 gusting 50 km/h today. These winds are ushering in a cooler air mass behind a cold front that passed through the area yesterday evening. As a result, daytime highs will be noticeably cooler at around 15 °C. The wind will ease this evening, then temperatures will dip to a low near 4 °C.

Heading into the weekend, an upper ridge will begin to build across the Prairies. This will start to bring warmer temperatures back to the region. Winnipeg will light winds at of 15–25 km/h both days as highs climb back into the low 20s. Winnipeg will see some morning cloud tomorrow breaking up to mixed skies for the afternoon, while Sunday brings plenty of sunshine to the area. Temperatures will head to low near 10 °C both nights this weekend.

Long Range Outlook

Next week will bring even more heat back to the region with daytime highs climbing into the upper 20s. The chance for showers will increase for the second half of the week as highs cool to the low 20s in a more unsettled pattern.

Today’s seasonal daytime high in Winnipeg is 16 °C while the seasonal overnight low is 4 °C.