Blizzard conditions Sunday give way to extreme cold weather 🥶

 This blog will be shorter than other blogs I have done but will still have some detailed information. 

Southern Manitoba will be impacted by a low pressure system over the next 24-48 hours, this system will likely end up bringing southern Manitoba about 5-10cm especially with areas along the border, with the possibility of lesser amounts as you go northwards where 2-4cm is likely. The majority of the snow is expected in the morning to early afternoon hours, flurries are also possible into the evening hours. During the late morning a blizzard will develop south of Winnipeg where snow and blowing snow is expected, where winds will be between 30 to 50km/h. Gusts up to 70km/h or more are likely, this will persist shortly after midnight. 

For the areas north of the winkler and Emerson region, the winds won’t be quite as strong in the rest of southern Manitoba during the afternoon. In the evening much of the regions will see gusts up to 70km/h. Behind it a arctic airmass will filter in,, unfortunately a cold arctic air mass will filter in behind this system. Flurries will taper off shortly after midnight. I’m looking at temperatures falling well into the minus 20’s, overnight into Monday. Windchills will fall anywhere from -29 to -38C. 

Heading into the work week Monday-Wednesday: 

Temperatures will remain well below there seasonal averages, with partly cloudy skies and some sun mixed in. We will likely end up seeing some of the coldest weather of the season yet. Temperatures for daytime highs will remain in the low minus 20’s and mid minus teens, with overnight lows well below -20C. A more informative update will arrive on Wednesday.

Stay Warm! 

-Mike McGregor