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Extreme cold warnings lifted for all of Manitoba

An extreme cold warning that blanketed the entire southwest corner of Manitoba has been lifted by Environment Canada.

Warning removed Wednesday morning but frigid temperatures remain

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A person in a dark jacket exhales a cloud of breath against the morning sunlight.
An extreme cold warning for much of southwestern Manitoba was issued by Environment Canada on Tuesday. The warning has since been removed but bitterly cold temperatures remain. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)

Southern Manitoba is no longer under an extreme cold warning but it's far from balmy.

Environment Canada put out the extreme cold warning on Tuesday as temperatures dropped and the wind chill created an elevated risk of frostbite or hypothermia.

The warning was removed Wednesday morning but frigid temperatures remain. Temperatures in the south are only expected to reach a high of –24 C to –22 C with a wind chill making it feel more like –38 during morning and –30 in the afternoon. 

Thursday's forecast calls for highs around –20 C but gusting winds, up to 50 km/h, will raise the wind chill to nearly –40.

Sun and a slight warm-up arrive for Christmas weekend, with highs between –17 C and –19 C.

The normal high for this time of year is –11 C.

A blizzard warning that was issued for Churchill on Tuesday has also ended, but blowing snow is expected to continue Wednesday, with winds from the north at 50 km/h, gusting to 70 km/h, Environment Canada says.

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