Iwish I could say the weather models are pointing toward summer-like weather moving in after the blast of winter last weekend, but unfortunately it’s not looking that way. On the bright side, while I wouldn’t call it summer, temperatures won’t be too cold during this forecast period and with a bit of luck we won’t see much precipitation.
By Wednesday of this week an area of low pressure is forecast to begin moving across northern regions of Manitoba. This low is forecasted to have a trough extending southward, which will bring increasing clouds by Wednesday along with the chance of showers or even the odd rumble of thunder late in the day on Wednesday. This low will push off to the east by Thursday which will then place us under a weak northerly flow for the remainder of the week.
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Under this northerly flow we should see plenty of sunshine but temperatures will be a little on the cool side, with highs in the low teens on most days. By the weekend a broad area of low pressure will be developing to our west. This will help to switch our flow to a more southerly direction. By Sunday temperatures should have warmed with highs expected to be in the upper teens.
For the start of next week the weather models show a large and slow-moving area of low pressure to our south. We will have to keep an eye on this system. Currently the models are keeping most of the clouds and rain south of the border, but a small shift northward could bring a prolonged period of rain or showers to southern regions. This low is expected to move out by next Thursday, allowing sunshine and somewhat warmer temperatures to move in.
Highs:9 to 23 C. Lows:-2 to +8 C.
