Gradual warmup for Southern Manitoba

 Southern Manitoba will continue to be under the influence of a cool NW flow before a more westerly flow takes place in the latter first half of the week, which will allow for a warmer temperature pattern to take hold. Some unsettled weather is also possible during this transition. Read on to find out how this will affect our weather. (Below a snapshot of the snow expected on Tuesday, freezing rain possible in the southwest during the afternoon). 

Monday: Will be a cool day a northwesterly flow will be in place. The majority of the region on the day Monday will see sunny to partly cloudy skies, with more cloud in the evening. A few areas will see flurries especially in areas just south of the Manitoba lakes. For the day expect high temperatures to reach the low minus single digits (-1 to -5C). Areas in the interlakes will see temperatures slightly above zero. Winnipeg: Partly cloudy, high -1C. Brandon: Partly Cloudy high -2C. 

Monday Night: A trough of low pressure will move through southern regions of the province overnight bringing increasing cloudcover into Tuesday morning,  behind it a large area of cloud cover will move in ahead of a approaching warm front as noted by the Weather prediction centre frontal map from the NWS. As a result of the clear skies overnight temperatures will drop into the mid to high minus single digits (-5 to -9C). Winnipeg: Partly cloudy becoming cloudy by morning, low -6C. Brandon: Clear, becoming cloudy by morning low -9C.

Tuesday: A warm Front will move through southern Manitoba during the day on Tuesday also an area of snow will be accompanied by it in the late afternoon and evening hours. Also will be a risk of freezing rain and mixed precipitation in extreme south western Manitoba during the mid afternoon hours. There is a possibility for some blowing snow to occur in areas of southern regions of the province while snowfalls I’m not expecting much accumulations, generally 5 to 10 cm can be expected for majority of the region. The temperatures for the early day on Tuesday will be in the low minus single digits (0 to -5C) a few areas may gets closer to 0°C depending on how strong the northwest wind is. Once the Snow clears temperatures will warm towards the latter half of the day where temperatures will be in the mid single digits for daytime max temperatures. Winnipeg: Expect snow amounting to 5cm and a temperature of -1°C warming to 2° by evening. Brandon: Expect cloudy skies, snow amounting to 1-5cm, temperature of -1 warming to 3C by evening. 

Tuesday Night: Snow should clear the province by evening to midnight hours, expect cloudy skies with a chance for off and on flurries throughout the overnight. Overnight lows for southern Manitoba will drop into the single digits (0 to 5C). Winnipeg: Cloudy low +1C, Brandon: Cloudy +1C. 

Wednesday: Will be one of the warmer days of the week with cloudy skies and high temperatures in the low to mid single digits (0 to 7C) with some areas in the Red River Valley seeing the warmest temperatures. Winnipeg: Cloudy, high 5C. Brandon: Cloudy high plus 3C. 

Second Half of the week: Pleasant conditions are expected for the second half of the week, with temperatures continuing in the mid single digits (0 to 8C) as warm pacific air filters in from the west.