Southern Manitoba in icy grip amid extreme cold warnings

UPDATE: Extreme cold warnings in southern Manitoba ended shortly after 10 a.m. Monday.

WINNIPEG – All of southern Manitoba is under an extreme cold warning Monday morning as much of Canada shivers through another cold snap.

Extreme wind chill values in the -40 to -45 range are expected over much of the eastern half of the Prairies as a building high pressure ridge crosses the region, Environment Canada warns. Anyone venturing outside is warned to dress for the cold.

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Wind chill values will rise to around -28 to -33 for southern Manitoba on Monday afternoon.

Temperatures are expected to gradually moderate Monday, the weather agency said.

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As the week progresses, weather will become mild but cloudy with a chance of seeing some light snow, Global Winnipeg weather specialist Mike Koncan said. The temperature is forecast to rise to an unseasonably warm -4 C by Thursday.

Communities affected by the extreme cold warning include:

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