Manitoba weather: Snow falling in the southern Red River Valley [Video]

Snow from an Alberta clipper that’s been racing across southern Manitoba since late Wednesday is now falling in the southern Red River Valley.

That’s where Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has a snowfall warning in effect Wednesday afternoon. Areas closer to the border could see as much as 10 cm of total accumulation, with lesser amounts near Winnipeg.

Snow arrived very early this morning in the city. By the noon hour, there was drifting snow caught up in strong and gusting northeast winds.

ECCC said 10-20 cm of snow fell in a narrow band from Swift Current to Estevan in Saskatchewan.

As of 4 a.m., the weather agency said eight cm of snow had fallen in Brandon.

As the snow crossed southern Manitoba overnight, temperatures rose. Daytime highs this afternoon will reach the mid-minus teens, bringing a brief reprieve from the frigid cold – emphasis on brief.

The low …