Clipper System To Usher In Warmer Weather Over Southern Manitoba

 Hey everyone, I have an update for all of you on our upcoming clipper system. It’s likely to impact our region tonight and tomorrow as well as aHey everyone, I have an update for all of you on our upcoming clipper system. It’s likely to impact our region tonight and tomorrow bringing in warmer conditions for the weekend, as well as a update on our weekend weather conditions there’ll be a brief and very non-technical weather blog for all of you if you’re wanting to keep up-to-date, you can follow the Weather Center, Manitoba as well. Let’s get into the details.

Tonight: A clipper system will be on the prowl and will enter our region by this evening into the overnight timeframe with impacts being felt in the Assessippi provincial park regions by the 9pm-10pm timeframe this snow will traverse south and east through the evening with areas from Melita to lake Manitoba and up to Hecla being affected by this system during the overnight timeframe west to the Manitoba and Saskatchewan border. Temperatures tonight will warm from the low minus teens to the mid minus single digits by morning for areas that see snow clear out, warmer further west cooler east. So a low of minus 12C for Winnipeg and -6C for Brandon. 

Friday:Most of the snow will likely move through the red river valley by the late morning and early afternoon hours. With Temperatures rising into the high minus single digits by afternoon with most of the region experiencing snow and flurries as the area of low pressure system stalls over the area. Snow and flurries including blowing snow will end during the early evening hours.

****BE ADVISED Highway Travel isnt suggested during the heavy snowfall and winds will also drive near blizzard conditions at times as well. If you have to travel then I would suggest taking your time and increase your following distance and if there is warnings issued we do not recommend highway travel. However be safe out there when you are on the roads. 

Friday night: Much of southern Manitoba will be in the influence of a incoming cold front which will drop our temperatures into the mid minus teens and there is a possibility as a result of this system driving south that wind chill values may reach the minus twenties again with scattered flurries persisting overnight. Temperatures during the overnight timeframe will drop into the minus teens. 

The Weekend: Much calmer weather conditions will persist through the rest of the week and with temperatures likely sitting well into the minus single digits with overnight lows the exception on Saturday night in the minus teens before moderating temperatures on Sunday in the minus single digits with temperatures in the minus single digits likely for overnight lows on Sunday Night. 

Warmer weather is likely ahead into the next week with Pacific flow resulting in this weather pattern. 

Happy New Year, Significant Winds Likely with Blizzard Conditions this weekend. Cooler weather arriving next week.

 Everyone welcome back to a new year in the weather scene hello everyone mike mcgregor here returning for the first post of 2025 and we've got some really concerning weather news on the horizon for southern sections in Manitoba looks like we're in for a bumpy 24 to 48 hours so fastening your seatbelts and get ready for an action packed blog with information on a blizzard which is poised to impact our region and I'll have comprehensive details on the upcoming major cold that is expected to impact our region this weekend into next week. I know it's winter folks but we'll get through this together again i'm got some interesting news about this weather blog and where it's headed at the end of this post.

Tonight: Southern sections of Manitoba will be in the warm sector of a low pressure system which will be impacting us tomorrow afternoon, Temperatures tonight will be warming for some sections with areas of southern Manitoba from southwest parts of the province into the Red River Valley and some sections of the Manitoba escarpments seeing warming temps by morning between minus three to zero degrees.

Tomorrow: Tomorrow morning specifically speaking Friday morning significant blizzard conditions will develop over the Red River valley including Winnipeg with forecast winds from 60 to 80 kilometers an hour with gusts possibly up to A100, there looks like there will be some light to moderate snowfall during the hours of 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and then this time frame visibility will be drastically reduced or near impossible for those within warned regions for blizzard conditions. I have already spoke to Justin and there is no doubt in my mind that highway travel including city travel will be hazardous so do not be surprised if they have school bus cancellations within and outside of city limits in rural areas. The winds will be out of the N which will be ushering in a significantly colder air mass as we head into our weekend. The good thing is that these strong winds will likely abate by be late afternoon to early evening hours given the fact that the snowpack within the city limits is not fresh and in fact melted and frozen there may be less problems with visibility and more problems with loose objects or items getting tossed in the wind. Make sure to tie down loose items if possible. Temperatures in the afternoon will drop into the mid to upper minus teens with wind chills in the minus 20s and upper minus teens. Friday night: Calmer weather conditions will come in place as high pressure moves in however because this Arctic air mass will be settling in overnight lows will be in the minus 20s with the possibility of wind chills in the minus 30s frostbite is possible with exposed skin.

The Weekend: Calm weather conditions will persist into the weekend with temperatures over our region unfortunately reaching the mid to upper minus 20s with wind chill values in the mid to upper minus 30s areas that are in central Manitoba especially near dauphin up to the interleakes may see wind chills in the minus forties. This weather pattern will persist and Sunday night will be the coldest with windchill values in the minus 40's for much of our region. 

Next Week: I have some unfortunate news folks if you're looking for the milder weather conditions that we have been experiencing that's not gonna happen there is a higher likelihood that during the first half of the week into the middle part of the week where we will see our temperatures remain in the mid minus 20s in some areas maybe fortunate enough to see temperatures in the mid minus teens however wind chill values will be persistently stuck in the minus 30s and minus 40s this coming week during the overnight time frame that is when the colder temperatures will occur. There is a change in the pattern by Wednesday when we may be seeing some milder Pacific air filtering into our province just be glad we're not stuck in a full-on strong La Nina if we were we would be consistently experiencing these very cold temperatures.