Extreme cold returns, at the end of Weekend

 Good evening everyone. I’ll be doing a quick weekend write up before I do a more extensive write up on Monday. 

(Above: Extreme cold returns on Saturday before it gets really bad on Sunday Night with windchills exceeding -30C then -40C eventually). 

Anyways looking over current data, Much of southern Manitoba is already seeing snowfall as a result of a low pressure system sitting over the prairie provinces, this system is bringing moderate to heavy snowfall over much of the region through the night. A colder weather pattern is expected to come in on Saturday. 

Tonight: Snowfall is expected to continue, with widespread amounts of 5-10cm. Our temperatures will climb overnight into the morning to the low minus teens (-10C to -15C), colder towards the low minus 20’s in the parklands regions. some areas in southwestern Manitoba might even nudge above -10C. 

Saturday: I’m expecting much of the snowfall to taper off in the afternoon, with flurries expected throughout the afternoon into the evening hours. The system will move out of the area on Saturday , before it does a warm front will allow our daytime high temperatures to be reached on Saturday morning instead of late day before falling in the afternoon. Temperatures will sit in the high minus single digits to the low 20’s with much of the warmer values happening in the south before by the afternoon temperatures will drop thanks to a cold front. Temperatures are forecast into the high minus teens (-14 to -18C) with areas in the west and the interlakes seeing the colder temperatures. Windchills will unfortunately be in the high minus 20’s or even colder. By the evening into the overnight temperatures in the mid to high minus 20’s are likely, as clearing occurs (-22 to -29C). Windchills will end up exceeding the minus 30’s and I wouldn’t be surprised if some areas get close to -40C. The southeast will be lucky though as windchills will not exceed minus -30C overnight into Sunday with (-25 to -30C) likely.

Sunday and Sunday Night: Much of southern sections of the region will be happy to hear that our temperatures will rise into the mid to high minus teens, cloudy skies and a chance at some flurries are likely in the afternoon in the southwest, some sun and cloud is likely in the southeast. Temperatures will once again rise with digits slightly rising into the high minus teens in the southwest and low minus twenties in the inter lakes and areas just north of highway 1 (-18C to -21C) Windchills will only sit in the mid to high minus twenties (-25 to -29C) colder values are possible further north by Gimli and Dauphin. Clear skies on Sunday Night will contribute to Overnight low temperatures dropping well into the high minus twenties and low -30’s. Extreme windchills will return on Sunday night with windchill values approaching and exceeding -40C with most areas seeing lows below -40C. Including Winnipeg, Brandon and Dauphin.

Warmer weather will possibly return during the beginning to middle of next week according to Justin Oertel.