Extreme Cold Continuing to Impact southern manitoba

 Southern sections of Manitoba will be experiencing extreme cold over the next few days, current model data is showing a polar vortex sitting over the southern Canadian prairie provinces. 

Temperatures across much of the region going into Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday will be in the high minus teens to low minus 20's for daytime high temperatures with windchill values exceeding the minus 30C to minus 40C mark. Overnight lows will more than likely sit in the minus 30 degree celcius to minus 35C range.  If your wondering why this post will be so short??? I have limited time to share detailed data. However from what I know, the cold we will be experiencing is not a result of the El Nino but a weakened jet stream over the arctic. Here is a snapshot of the extreme cold in a weather model as forecast. I will have a more significant update on the weather pattern on Monday. Word of caution, is that on Sunday morning and Monday morning there is a risk for temperatures to surpass -50C with the windchill in some locations. 

The full alert info from Environment Canada is below: A multi-day episode of very cold wind chills is expected.

Wind chills: -40 to -55. Time span: Friday morning to early next week. Remarks: An arctic air mass continues to bring dangerously cold temperatures to the region. The extreme cold, combined with winds of 15 to 30 km/h, will result in wind chill values ranging from -40 to -55 at times over the coming days. Extreme cold puts everyone at risk. Cover up. Frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin, especially with wind chill. If it’s too cold for you to stay outside, it’s too cold for your pet to stay outside. Extreme cold warnings are issued when very cold temperatures or wind chill creates an elevated risk to health such as frost bite and hypothermia. For more information on cold and your health, visit Manitoba Health at gov.mb.ca/health/publichealth/environmentalhealth/cold.html or call Health Links - Info Santé at 204-788-8200 or toll-free at 1-888-315-9257. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to MBstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #MBStorm.

Stay warm and stay safe! -Mike