Cleanup continues across southern Manitoba as a wintery conditions settle into the region.

Winnipeg will see an unpleasant start to the day with the last bit of snow the region will see being blown about by northerly winds near 40 km/h. The low responsible for this wintery blast will start pushing off to the east today; as a result, snow across the region will come to an end this morning as winds ease to around 20 km/h. Skies will stay mostly cloudy with temperatures reaching a high of only around -2 °C.

Skies will cloud back over overnight as the next low to impact the region approaches. Temperatures will dip to a low near -10 °C with light winds.

Winnipeg will see cloudy skies on Saturday with temperatures rebounding to around -3 °C. More snow will move into the region with a weak low that will clip through the region into the Northern Plains. Snow will begin midday in the city and taper off to flurries in the evening. This system will produce close to 5 cm of snow near the U.S. border, but Winnipeg should only see around 2 cm. Systems like these can often track a bit further south than originally forecast, and if that comes to fruition then most of the snow will miss Winnipeg, lowering amounts down to 0–2 cm.

A few flurries will be possible Saturday night with temperatures dipping to a low near -10 °C.

A broad ridge of high pressure over the region on Sunday should finally bring a little bit of sunshine back to the region. Winnipeg should see mixed skies with a cool high near -4 °C and light winds. Skies will cloud back over on Sunday night with temperatures dipping down to a low near -8 °C.

Long Range Outlook

A potent clipper system developing early next week will likely bring some more snow and rain to the region through the first half of next week.

Today’s seasonal daytime high in Winnipeg is 0 °C while the seasonal overnight low is -8 °C.

Winnipeg will shake the shackles of Arctic air and return to spring-like weather! But another cold front will sweep through the region on Thursday night, bringing another blast of cooler temperatures to end the week.

With the Arctic ridge finally to the south, temperatures will return to seasonal values today with a light westerly wind. Some morning cloud will clear out as a warm front slides eastwards across the region, then Winnipeg will see a sunny high near 12 °C. Skies will stay clear tonight with a low near +1 °C.

Temperatures will climb on Thursday as a warm-sector trough moves into the region. With sunny skies, southwest winds will pick up to around 30 km/h and bring a high near 17 °C to Winnipeg. The winds will ease in the evening, followed by increasing cloudiness overnight as a cold front moves through overnight. Skies will be cloudy by Friday morning with northerly winds of 30–40 km/h. The city should see a low near -1 °C.

Friday will start with cloudy skies and a good chance for some light snow The northerly winds will persist through much of the day, but the chance of snow will drop off midday. Temperatures will be much cooler than Thursday with a high near +3 °C in Winnipeg. An area of high pressure will settle over the region on Friday night, bringing clearing skies, light winds, and a low near -6 °C.

Long Range Outlook

Winnipeg will see seasonably cool temperatures this weekend with highs in the upper single digits. A sunny Saturday will give way to cloudier conditions on Sunday that will persist through the first few days of the week. A generally unsettled pattern will develop as an upper trough digs over western North America, and Winnipeg will see a few chances for rain through the first half of next week.

Today’s seasonal daytime high in Winnipeg is 13 °C while the seasonal overnight low is 0 °C.

Temperatures will stay seasonably cool in Winnipeg over the coming days as the snow cover gradually melts.

Skies will gradually clear in Winnipeg today as a weak cold trough moves out of the region. Winds will pick up out of the northwest to around 20 km/h with a high near 7 °C. The city will see partly cloudy skies tonight with a low near -5 °C.

Saturday will be a beautiful day in Winnipeg as a weak ridge of high pressure moves through. Temperatures will climb to a high near 12 °C under partly cloudy skies with light winds. The next system to impact the region will begin moving in on Saturday night: a cold front slumping southwards. As it moves in overnight, skies will cloud over winds winds picking up out of the north to around 20 km/h. Temperatures will dip to a low near +1 °C.

Sunday will start with some light snow moving through the region as the cold front passes. Temperatures will hover around +1 °C in the morning, helping keep accumulations to around 2 cm in the Winnipeg area. The snow will taper off a bit later in the morning, leaving mostly cloudy skies behind. Temperatures will climb to a high around +3 °C in the afternoon with a north wind of 30–40 km/h making things a bit unpleasant. The cloud cover will break up on Sunday night as a colder air mass moves over the province. Winds will ease to around 20 km/h with a low near -6 °C.

Long Range Outlook

The first half of next week should bring plenty of sun to Winnipeg as an upper ridge builds across the Prairies. Temperatures will start cool, but climb towards seasonal values mid-week. A few showers or flurries may be possible in the early part of the week as the cold air mass combines with strengthening April sunshine, generating some instability. By the end of the week, a more organized system is likely to move through the region. An upper vortex is forecast to slump into the Prairies from the Arctic; this could bring some more precipitation into the region for the end of the week.

Today’s seasonal daytime high in Winnipeg is 11 °C while the seasonal overnight low is -1 °C.