Warming Weather Brings Wind, a risk of freezing rain, and ice pellets

It has no doubt been a cold and snowy past few weeks here in Southern Manitoba but that is all about to change as we head into our weekend, warmer weather will arrive as pacific air moves into the region thanks to a developing low pressure system. Keep reading to find out how warm it will get.

Winds Will Result in Hazardous Driving Conditions

The winds tonight will be blustery out of the south as the isobars tighten with a approaching low pressure system, gusts up to 60km/h expected as the pacific air moves in that will result in hazardous driving conditions in open areas with already freshly fallen snow on the ground blowing snow will develop quite quickly and last overnight. So drive carefully on the highways. Overnight temeratures will warm to about the mid minus single digits making it nicer than previous nights.

Low: Temperature rising to -5C by morning. Blowing Snow and Freezing Rain Risk

Freezing Rain and Ice Pellets Threat Through the night

As the Warm front approaches overnight the freezing levels will be optimal for freezing rain and ice pellets with the best risk area through the Swan River region south through the red river valley and into North Dakota, A Weather Moment mentioned that it could be a organized

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reezing rain event with enough to make the roads slick on highways and thus people need to be careful when driving. Once the warm front passes through on Saturday morning winds should die down to about 20km/h, though the threat for freezing drizzle will still persist through the day. High's should be near or around the freezing mark which is about zero degrees. High in Winnipeg should be plus one.

High: Plus 1. Low -9C Freezing Drizzle or Flurries

Sunday will be quieter and a tad cooler but still above average after that cold front goes through, sunshine will previal and the winds will be light out of the south. No major risk of freezing rain or blowing snow. High's around minus 5 to minus 10.

Sunny High: -5C Low -8C

Warm Weather Continues

CFSV2 Week 1 and 2

CFSV2 Week 3 and 4

The long range continues to show some hope as we go into February, looking ahead the CFSv2 model (above) is depicting widespread above normal temperatures across the country thanks to El Nino. Our normal temperatures are now about around -13C so the temeratures will be in the minus single digits. It seems very likely that this will be the case, only if stratospheric warming doesnt occur in the arctic if it does that will result in very cold air coming into southern Canada. At the moment the cfsv2 is the best idea as Brett Anderson's latest blog post agrees on the warmth staying.....http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-blogs/anderson/long-range-forecast-clues-through-february-1/54948263