Quick Bite back of winter on the way !

 Southern Manitoba will be under the influence of a couple of areas of low pressure over the first half of the weekend, which will contribute to some unsettled weather. The mild weather we are currently experiencing will not last into Monday. Read on to find out what we’ll see weather wise and how cold it will get . 

Friday: Southern Manitoba will likely experience a cloudy day with exceptions of extreme southern sections of the province right along the border in southwestern Manitoba. There will be a narrow swath of rain and snow which will move across southern sections of the province depending on the temperatures there is a chance for a brief period of freezing rain. However there appears to be a higher chance of rain mixed with snow. Areas closer to the border may experience just rainfall this is dependent on temperatures which we will evaluate below.In general expect a narrow swath of 3 to 5cm from Brandon east to Winnipeg with lesser amounts North and south of that. Areas from the Southeast corner of Manitoba into the Winnipeg region may see some periods of rain mixed in with the snow.  Temperatures throughout the afternoon will peak shortly before noon and then gradually drop throughout the afternoon into the evening. So temperatures in the early part of the day (10am-3pm)in the extreme south eastern portion of Manitoba from Winnipeg south will see highs in the low single digits (0 to 4C). Areas for the rest of southern Manitoba will be in the low minus single digits (0 to -5C). Winnipeg: Periods of snow mixed with rain, high 2C temperature falling to -2C in the late afternoon. Snowfall amount: 5cm. Brandon: Periods of snow, amount 2-4cm. High -1C temperature falling to -3C in the afternoon. 

Friday Night: An area of high pressure will build south from the Northern Prairies as a result clear skies with small patches of cloud cover will filter into regions of Manitoba. There may be a chance for some snow in sections of southwestern Manitoba, before clearing by morning.  Overnight lows will once again drop into the mid minus teens (-10 to -15C), with the exception of the parklands and parts of the inter lakes seeing lows in the low minus twenties (-20 to -23C). Winnipeg: Partly cloudy. Low -12C. Brandon: partly cloudy, low -12C. 

Saturday: An area of high-pressure will continue to build south and will also sit over the prairie provinces, as a result temperatures will be a little bit cooler than they have been. Mainly cloudy skies are expected in southwest Manitoba with sunny skies expected in the southeastern section of Manitoba. Temperatures for the day on Saturday will only sit in the low to mid minus teens (-12 to -16C) for all areas except for extreme southeastern Manitoba from Ste Anne and Steinbach which will see highs in the high minus single digits (-5 to -10C. I guess the sun does help temperatures rise a little bit . Winnipeg: Cloudy. High -14C. Brandon: Cloudy, high -14C. 

Saturday Night: Not much in the way weather will be occurring on Saturday night mainly clear skies are expected as that area of low pressure moves off into North Dakota. Overnight low temperatures for the majority of the region will take a nosedive into the mid minus teens (-15 to -19C). A small section on Lake Manitoba will see lows below -20C. Winnipeg: Clear, low -17C. Brandon: Clear low -16C. 

On Sunday; an area of low pressure will be situated in northern Saskatchewan as it drifts south, ahead of this warm air will filter into southern sections of the region. Cloudy skies will also move in with an area of snow moving through from southwestern Manitoba into the red river valley and western parts of southeastern Manitoba. There is a good chance at picking up 2 to 5cm of snow. Temperatures on Sunday afternoon will be in the mid to high minus single digits (-5 to -10C). Winnipeg: Periods of snow beginning in the afternoon , amount 2 to 4cm. High -7C. Brandon: Periods of snow beginning late in the morning. High -5C. 

Sunday nights: A pretty rapid temperature drop will occur as a cold front swings south bringing a arctic air mass with it. Along with this clear skies will aid and temperatures dropping into the mid minus teens to low minus teens with the potential for very cold overnight lows in the -20s in areas of the parklands and the inter lakes. Luckily it will not be extreme cold that we have experienced over the past three weeks. Winnipeg: Clear. Low -19C. Brandon: Partly cloudy low -19C. 

The rest Will be updated at 2pm. Model data is still iffy after Sunday.