Steinbach, MB

4:26 PM CST Monday 18 November 2024

Significant winter storm to bring major change in the weather to the Red River Valley. This system is expected to have notable impacts throughout the eastern Prairies and has many weather alerts associated with it. If you need to travel in the coming days, we recommend you consult with the available travel information: English Weather Alerts for Canada: https://weather.gc.ca/ Manitoba 511: https://www.manitoba511.ca/ Saskatchewan Highway Hotline: https://hotline.gov.sk.ca/ Français Alertes météo pour le Canada: https://meteo.gc.ca/ Manitoba 511: https://www.manitoba511.ca/ Saskatchewan Highway Hotline: https://hotline.gov.sk.ca/ A strong low pressure system will begin impacting the Red River Valley early Tuesday as it spreads rain northwards into the region. Precipitation should stay as rain for much of the day, but by late in the afternoon a changeover to snow may begin to build eastwards across the Red River Valley. Most areas will receive 10 to 20 mm of rain through the day, though locally higher values are possible. There is a small chance that the changeover to snow could happen earlier in the day. If that happens, then up to 5 cm of snow would be possible by the evening. The precipitation will switch over to snow across the Red River Valley on Tuesday night and continue through Wednesday. Accumulations will vary widely across the region with as little of a trace of snow possible over the northeastern Red River Valley and as much as 10 to 20 cm along the western escarpment. This system will exit the region with improving conditions later this week. This system will push temperatures back towards seasonal values, though a more significant cold snap doesn't look likely until next week. That said, with a building snowpack across the southern Prairies, above-freezing daytime highs will quickly become more rare across the region. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to MBstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #MBStorm.