Temperatures rise in Winnipeg on Louis Riel Monday
CBC News | Posted: February 15, 2016 1:21 PM | Last Updated: February 15, 2016
Blizzard conditions expected in Churchill and York throughout day before system moves out in evening
Winnipeggers are in for a mild holiday Monday with temperatures climbing well above normal, while those in the north brace for a blizzard.
Louis Riel Day will start off with a sun-cloud mix in Winnipeg before the clouds take over and bring a chance of flurries.
But it won't be anything close to what people in Churchill and York are facing. A deepening low pressure system is bringing winds of 50-70 km/h, Environment Canada forecasts.
Visibility will be reduced to 400 metres or less in blowing snow.
The blizzard conditions are expected to continue throughout the day before the system moves out in the evening.
Winnipeg forecast for Monday
- Mix of sun and cloud, high –3 C.
- Becoming cloudy near noon.
- 30 per cent chance of flurries late in the afternoon.
- TONIGHT cloudy with a 40 per cent chance of flurries.
- Clearing overnight.
- Wind becoming north 30 km/h gusting to 50 km/h.
- Low –18 C with a wind chill of –29.
Normal temperatures for this time of the year are a daytime high of –8 C and overnight low of –18 C.