Although winter doesn’t officially begin until next month, winter conditions have already arrived in parts of Manitoba—and much more is on the way soon.
Parts of western Manitoba got their first significant round of snow over the weekend. Now the next low pressure system on its way up from the United States is set to deliver round two.
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has issued a winter storm watch for western Manitoba as far north as Flin Flon in the north and as far east as Winnipeg’s doorstep.
The city itself is not under the winter storm watch as of Monday afternoon, but as the system gets closer, ECCC could expand the regions under its storm alert.
Precipitation is expected to begin as rain as early as this evening in western regions. Freezing rain is also possible in areas that already have snow on the ground.
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