WINNIPEG — Heavy rain and strong winds are still on tap in Manitoba.
Rainfall warning areas in west-central Manitoba will receive approximately 30 to 50 millimetres of rain and up to another 20 mm tonight. Some areas could see 100 mm total. The system has already left large rainfall amounts in Saskatchewan.
The following are rainfall amounts from Environment Canada as of 6:18 a.m.:
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- Coronach, Sask. – 85 millimetres
- Regina – 79
- Swift Current, Sask. – 61
- Assiniboia, Sask. – 50
- Moose Jaw, Sask. – 49
- Lucky Lake, Sask. – 47
- Yorkton, Sask. – 44
- Saskatoon – 38
- Elbow, Sask. – 37
- Hudson Bay, Sask. – 32
The wind will also be a factor for the next couple days. Winds Tuesday evening in Winnipeg will reach 50 kilometres per hour with gusts near 70 km/h. While some showers and possibly thunderstorms will return late Tuesday and early Wednesday morning, Wednesday is all about the wind. Winds in Saskatchewan will be higher. Wind warnings in Manitoba and Saskatchewan are put in place when wind is expected to sustain at 90 km/h and/or gusts up to 110 km/h. Manitoba will likely not meet this criteria.
Later this week, high pressure will start to move into southwestern Manitoba, helping to clear the skies and start to stabilize the weather in the area.
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