Once again, part of last week’s forecast was spot on, while other parts kind of missed the mark. Thanks to a rather persistent parade of low-pressure systems during much of last week, most regions began to feel like the West Coast and not sunny Manitoba! Most areas ended up seeing at least a few flakes of snow, but for the most part, winter has yet to really show up. After the sunny and warm conditions of last weekend, some are beginning to get a little antsy for winter to appear.
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This forecast period is definitely going to be cooler than the last one, but as for feeling like winter, I think that is still another week away, at least. A large area of low pressure will move up from the U.S. Midwest on Thursday and will slide across the Great Lakes on Friday. While it doesn’t appear this system will bring any precipitation to our region, it will bring some clouds, along with a cool northerly flow. High temperatures will be in the low single digits with overnight lows in the -5 C range.
Over the weekend, an area of low pressure will move across the northern Prairies, bringing milder temperatures on Saturday and maybe Sunday. The low will slow down as it tracks across Hudson Bay early next week and should keep us in a fairly strong northerly flow. We’ll see the coldest temperatures of this fall move in on Monday and Tuesday, with highs staying below 0 C and overnight lows in the -12 C range.
The Hudson Bay low will pull off to the east by Wednesday and this, combined with an area of low pressure approaching from the west, will allow temperatures to moderate back toward the freezing mark by the middle of the week. Further ahead, the models don’t indicate any significant storm systems for our region right through to at least Nov. 25.
Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, -6 to 6 C; lows, -16 to -2 C. Probability of precipitation falling as snow: 85 per cent.
