Wicked weather heading to South, Central Manitoba

WINNIPEG — If you were holding out hope that the forecast would improve by the weekend, this is your reality check.

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Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement for all of Southern Manitoba with some Central regions included. A Colorado low will make it’s way into the province and rain will begin in the southwest Saturday morning with the chance of possible thunderstorms. Rain will creep into the rest of the south by mid-afternoon.

A cold front developing in the territories will push south and that, combined with the low, will see heavy rain develop Saturday night lasting into Sunday while winds out of the north get stronger. Due to the cold winds, rain could turn to snow late on Sunday. The hardest hit areas will likely be over the western sections of the province with higher terrain, such as Riding Mountain National Park.

Through the weekend, 20 to 40 millimetres of rain could fall.

On Victoria Day things will improve but temperatures will still remain well below seasonal with sunshine and a high of 6 C as the cold front begins to move on. Frost will be a concern until we warm up mid-week.

Affected areas include:

• Popular River
• Berens River – Little Grand Rapids – Bloodvein
• Grand Rapids
• Swan River – Duck Mountain – Porcupine Provincial Forest
• Dauphin – Roblin – Winnipegosis
• Minnedosa – Neepawa – Russell – Riding Mountain National Park
• Ste. Rose – McCreary – Alonsa – Gladstone
• Portage la Prairie – Headingley – Brunkild – Carman
• Brandon – Carberry – Treherne
• Virden – Souris
• Melita – Boissevain – Turtle Mountain Provincial Park
• Killarney – Pilot Mound – Manitou
• Morden – Winkler – Altona – Emerson – Morris
• Arborg – Hecla – Fisher River – Gypsumville – Ashern
• Selkirk – Gimli – Stonewall – Woodlands – Eriksdale
• City of Winnipeg
• Steinbach – St. Adolphe – Dominion City – Vita – Richer
• Dugald – Beausejour – Grand Beach
• Bissett – Nopiming Provincial Park – Pine Falls
• Whiteshell – Lac Du Bonnet – Pinawa
• Sprague – Northwest Angle Provincial Forest

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