After a relatively warm winter so far, southern Manitoba is about to get hit hard by a polar vortex.
Environment Canada meteorologist Chris Stammers told 680 CJOB’s The Start that the truly bone-chilling temperatures are only a few days away.
“I’m unfortunately not going to be making too many friends over this news, but the cold weather is on its way back,” Stammers said.
“We’ve had a nice break since about Christmastime here in southern Manitoba, but it does look like the cold is on its way.
“There’s going to be a little bit of snow tonight and tomorrow afternoon, then we’ll see the real cold air start to work its way in by the weekend.”
Stammers said for about a 10-day period, beginning on the weekend, the region will be seeing highs in the -20s, with lows regularly going below -30 C.
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“We’ll see windchills into the -40s, so certainly expect some extreme cold warnings.
“It’s going to be quite prolonged, unfortunately. … It does look like it’ll be seven to 10 days of pretty cold temperatures.”
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While none of that is positive news for Manitobans hoping to take in some outdoor activities in the near future, there is a bright side … literally. According to Stammers, the cold weather will be accompanied by a lot of sunshine.
“That’s always the good news — the only good news, I guess,” he said.
“When you see those kinds of temperatures, you will get a lot of sun, so that’s the silver lining.”
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