Manitoba Weather: Snow arriving in the south

It finally happened.

Light snow will fall in parts of southern Manitoba early Wednesday afternoon, thanks to a low over North Dakota.

Late this morning in Brandon, fog and mist briefly turned to light snow before turning back to fog.

Flakes also flew into Dauphin until early this afternoon before ending there.

As expected, widespread fog covered much of southern Manitoba, including Winnipeg and Brandon, overnight and much of the morning. Visibility was sometimes reduced to almost zero. A repeat of a high-pressure ridge moving out of our region is not expected this evening.

This afternoon the south should see more of a mix of sun and clouds, leaning more toward the cloudy side, at least earlier in the afternoon.

Daytime highs will be closer to normal than they have been in a while, with temperatures expected to reach 3 or 4 degrees Celsius.

However, that won’t last long before temperatures rise well above normal again. From Thursday to Sunday, expected highs for Winnipeg range from 10 degrees Celsius to 12 degrees Celsius.

If you go to the Western finals at Princess Auto Stadium on Saturday to see the Winnipeg Blue Bombers take on the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the sunny forecast calls for a high of 12 degrees Celsius.

Although the kick-off is not until 5.30 pm after the sun sets, we really couldn’t have asked for better conditions for the match in November.

In northern Manitoba, there is a chance of showers, light snow or freezing rain in most regions this afternoon.

By midday the snow picked up and the wind subsided in Churchill, but temperatures are expected to drop to around -12 degrees Celsius this afternoon.