Now, this is more like it. Bitter cold arctic air is out, and mild pacific air is in.
After a lengthy cold snap that often turned extreme, relief has finally arrived in southern Manitoba on Friday.
Daytime highs will return to normal for late February, with temperatures reaching the minus single digits in the afternoon.
It will be an especially enjoyable change for the southwest, who experienced the coldest temperatures in the province over the last few days.
Some of the coldest conditions were in Brandon, where temperatures plummeted to -37.3 C on Monday morning and -37.5 C on Tuesday morning. On Friday afternoon, the Wheat City is forecast to climb to -4 C.
Winnipeg’s forecast high on Friday is -8 C, one degree below the normal high for this time of year.
One positive from the cold streak was the sunshine that came under arctic high pressure. The trade-off with temperatures warming up is that sunshine will give way to cloudier skies as the day goes on.
Northern Manitoba will see a mild day for late February with highs Friday in the minus single digits in many areas, including Thompson, where a few flurries are also expected.
Ahead Friday night, temperatures will remain steady or rise overnight in the southeast. Temperatures in Winnipeg should reach close to -5 C by Saturday morning.
In the southwest, temperatures will only fall a few degrees overnight.
Even warmer temperatures are ahead this weekend for Winnipeg.
Saturday will be cloudy with a high near the freezing mark. By Sunday, rain or a rain-snow mix is possible, with a high of 3 C.
Similar mild temperatures will continue well into next week.
