Snow begins in southern Manitoba as Colorado low creeps in

Snow, at times heavy, is expected throughout southeastern Manitoba today.

Winnipeg is in line for about 10-15 centimetres along with gusting winds that will rush in by evening.

A few more centimetres of snow will fall on Thursday with blowing snow all day, creating poor visibility on the highways.

• Snow's a-comin': Warnings issued for Winnipeg, other areas
• Manitoba weather alerts

The storm is due to a Colorado low shifting up from the United States. In its wake, colder temperatures will move in and linger for the next while.

Gone are the spring-like temperatures that fooled trees into budding once more.

Manitobans will now face the type of skin-chilling winter air that brings daytime highs and overnight lows in the minus double digits.

Winnipeg forecast

For Wednesday

• Temperature steady around –6 C.
• 10-15 cm of snow.
• Wind northeast 15-20 km/h in morning, northwest 20-40 km/h in afternoon.
• Winds pick up in evening, northwest 40-60 km/h.
• Overnight low –10 C.

For Thursday

• Flurries and blowing snow all day.
• High –9 C.
• Wind west-northwest 40-60 km/h in morning.
• Wind eases slightly 30-50 km/h in afternoon.
• Overnight low –17 C.

John Sauder's weather journal for Dec. 16