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A Return to Seasonal Temperatures

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Winnipeg will see calm weather through the first half of the week filled with plenty of sunshine as temperatures return to more seasonal values.

It’s another short and sweet forecast today with little weather in store for Winnipeg over the next couple days.

Today & tomorrow will both be sunny days, however temperatures will remain below normal. Today will see a high near -10°C, and there will be another chilly night ahead with a low near -20°C. Tuesday will be milder, with highs climbing to around the -5°C mark with southerly winds to 15-20 km/h. Expect a low near -12°C on Tuesday night.

Warmer air will be pushing eastwards over the coming few days.

Wednesday will see cloud cover move into the region, creating mixed to cloudy skies, as even milder air pushes eastwards. Highs will climb to around -2°C with strengthening southerly winds to around 30 km/h. Lows will be mild on Wednesday night near the -4 or -5°C mark.

Long Range

NAEFS 8-14 Day Temperature Anomaly Forecast — Valid March 20-27, 2017

Temperatures will moderate towards seasonal values for the long-range, however in the second half of this week temperatures will likely climb above-normal for a few days before returning to seasonal values for next week.

Precipitation wise, it looks like there will be a chance for some rain or snow this Thursday into Friday, and then the threat for a more potent storm system for the start of next week.

Winnipeg’s seasonal daytime high is currently -2°C while the seasonal overnight low is -12°C.

A Quiet, Unseasonably Cold Weekend Ahead

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There’s not too much to say about the upcoming weekend, which is a bit of relief after the relentless storm earlier this week. Below-normal temperatures and sunny skies ahead.

Temperatures over the coming few days will be well below normal due to a rather potent Arctic ridge entrenched over the region. The upside to the colder weather is that we’ll see plenty of sunshine for the next couple days before some cloud, and warmer temperatures, moves in for Sunday.

The Arctic ridge over the Prairies will keep temperatures well below normal across a vast swath of Canada.

So for both today & tomorrow, expect highs near -15 to -13°C, with overnight lows in the -20 to -25°C range. Skies will be sunny today, but more mixed tomorrow as some cloud cover moves in from the west ahead of the next disturbance that will clip across southeastern Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba.

The bigger change will come on Sunday as the disturbance clips through the region. Skies will be mainly cloudy, although it should be noted that Winnipeg may see a little more sunshine if the system edges just a little bit southwards or more cloud if it tracks a bit further north. Temperatures will also warm up a tad with highs climbing towards the -10°C mark but lows will still be quite cool on Sunday night, bottoming out near -19°C.

Long Range

While a few weak clipper systems are expected to pass over southwestern Manitoba over the coming week, it looks to remain fairly dry here in the Red River Valley. Temperatures will move towards seasonal to above-seasonal mid-week, and with that shift to warmer weather we may see a bit of precipitation, but at this point it’s simply too early to tell.

Winnipeg’s seasonal daytime high is currently -3°C while the seasonal overnight low is -13°C.

Sunny & Cool

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Winnipeg will finally get a break from the clouds and settle into its new reputation as a winter city thanks to an Arctic air mass that is bringing closer-to-seasonal temperatures back to the region.

Get settled in for significantly cooler temperatures than we’ve seen over the past week as daytime highs hover in the minus teens over the next few days. Generally expect daytime highs near -15°C increasing to -12 or -13°C by Friday. This will be slightly below the seasonal high of -11°C for this time of year.

The nights will be much colder than we’ve seen lately too, with lows hovering just below the -20°C mark both tonight and tomorrow night. Temperatures will moderate slightly on Friday night to a low near -18°C as some warmer air moves in associated with a weak disturbance that will move through on Saturday.

The forecasted 850mb temperatures clearly shows the colder air building into Southern Manitoba today and tonight.

Skies will be fairly sunny all 3 days as well with just a patch of mixed skies likely later this afternoon and into the early evening, then spotty clouds on Thursday & Friday. Winds won’t be too much of a bother either; both today and Thursday should see winds out of the west to northwest at 10-20 km/h, and then Friday will bring calm winds ≤ 15 km/h as the main ridge of high pressure rolls through.

Long Range

Conditions look to become more settled this weekend as the jet stream intensifies along the U.S. border, shifting the main storm track into our region.

The jet stream will be draped along the US border this weekend, bringing several weak disturbances along its path.

Systems will roll through roughly 18-24 hours apart, so there will be a chance for snow on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, however most of these systems look fairly weak and will be faster-moving systems. Unfortunately with the strong jet stream running west-to-east along the border, the warmest air will remain locked up to our south, and while temperatures may climb slightly above seasonal on Saturday, it will be a quick return into cooler weather once again.

There is some uncertainty as to how cold it will get once things settle down next week, but at this point daytime highs in the bottom half of the minus-teens seem fairly likely.

Winnipeg’s seasonal daytime high is currently -11°C while the seasonal overnight low is -22°C.

Sunshine Reappears With Pleasant Fall Weather

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Those tired of the left-over gloom from the weekend’s weather will be happy to know plenty of sunshine is on the way as a building upper-level ridge brings seasonal temperatures and plenty of sunshine.

The weather for much of this week will be dominated by an upper ridge building across the southern Prairies, bringing pleasant conditions for the end of September with slightly above normal daytime highs. The next few days will bring plenty of sunshine with just a few clouds to partly cloudy skies expected.

Temperatures will gradually climb to around 5-6°C above seasonal by the end of the week; daytime highs near 17°C today in Winnipeg will increase to near 20°C for Thursday and Friday.

The red colours on this map of 850mb temperature anomalies shows the warmer than normal weather expected over Southern Manitoba this week.
The red colours on this map of 850mb temperature anomalies shows the warmer than normal weather expected over Southern Manitoba this week.

Fortunately, it doesn’t appear the wind will pose too much of an issue either. Winds will be calm today, and then increase to around 10-20 km/h out of the south for Thursday and 15-25 km/h out of the south on Friday.

Long Range

The weekend forecast gets a little more complicated, but overall it’s looking like the weather should stay dry until the start of next week.

As the weekend progresses, a long-wave upper trough will dig over the western half of the continent. We should remain relatively unaffected by this with mild weather continuing through the weekend. Late Sunday into Monday, a shortwave will eject northeastwards out of the trough, moving into Southern Manitoba, and will bring some rain to the region. The timing of this is uncertain at the moment, but it looks likely that it won’t move into the province until late Sunday at the earliest.

So until that moves in, the weather should remain quite nice with mild temperatures and relatively light winds.

Winnipeg’s seasonal daytime high is currently 15°C while the seasonal overnight low is 4°C.