An arctic airmass continues to have its grip locked firmly on Manitoba and northwestern Ontario on Wednesday.
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has continued an extreme cold warning for southern Manitoba and northwestern Ontario.
The weather agency called these conditions a prolonged extreme cold event. In other words, this bitter cold is not easing up anytime soon.
ECCC said daytime highs will struggle to reach -20 C this week while overnight lows will regularly continue to drop into the -30s.
The agency added that the warning will likely continue for most of the southern Prairies this week, with overnight wind chill values expected between -40 and -50.
On the other side of this cold coin, sky conditions continue to be sunny or a mix of sun and cloud in most regions.
Conditions are similar across northern Manitoba. However, an extreme cold warning is not in effect there since temperatures or wind chill values must be even colder to meet the threshold required for ECCC to issue one.
There is meaningful relief from this cold snap in sight for Winnipeg, but it remains far down the road.
There is some modest improvement by the middle of next week with forecast highs in the mid-minus teens. Much warmer temperatures appear further on the horizon by the weekend.
