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Map of Prairies - Manitoba Lakes marine weather areas Lake Winnipeg South Basin - 45140 Gimli Harbour Lake Of the Woods - 45148 Lake Winnipeg Narrows - 45145 Lake Winnipeg North - 45144 Grand Rapids Royal Island Kenora Airport Norway House Airport Swan River Oak Point Marine McCreary Dauphin Airport Victoria Beach Carberry Gimli Fisher Branch George Island Berens River Airport Winnipeg Richardson Int'l Airport Sprague Wasagaming Portage Southport Airport
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Extreme Cold Warning in effect

Lake Winnipeg - south basin

Issued 3:51 PM CST 21 January 2026 A multi-day episode of very cold wind chills is expected.

Hazard: Wind chill values of -40 to -45.

Location: Southern Manitoba

Timing: Beginning Wednesday overnight and lasting at least 3 days.

Remarks: A colder and windier air mass is moving into Manitoba, bringing falling temperatures and wind chill values dropping into the -40 to -45 range. Wind chill values may improve slightly during daytime hours, but are expected to drop back below -40 each night for the next several nights.

Extreme cold puts everyone at risk.

Dress warmly. Dress in layers that you can remove if you get too warm. The outer layer should be wind resistant.

Cover up. Frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin, especially with wind chill.

Keep emergency supplies in your vehicle such as extra blankets and jumper cables.

Outdoor workers should take regularly scheduled breaks to warm up.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to MBstorm@ec.gc.ca, call 1-800-239-0484 or post reports on X using #MBStorm.

For more information about the alerting program, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.

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