School and other cancellations around southern Manitoba for Friday, January 15.

Environment Canada put all of New Brunswick under a special weather statement Thursday.

Environment Canada said a day of fierce winds in Alberta saw gusts reach speeds of 137 km/h in a village in the southern part of the province on Wednesday.

Winter storm, snowfall, freezing rain and wind warnings have been issued for several areas, which meteorologist Jesse Beyer said is due to a substantial change in pressure.

"It's been incredibly mild. Through the entire Okanagan, we're seeing temperatures 1 to 2 degrees above average."

In New Brunswick, fewer than 540 customers are without power as of 11 a.m., according to the NB Power outage map.

The arrival of wet, stormy weather on the South Coast led to ferry cancellations and ski-hill closures on Saturday.

Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for several northern communities including Elliot Lake, Sault Ste. Marie and Manitoulin Island and the surrounding areas.

The national weather agency says there is a narrow band of heavy snow moving through southwestern Ontario Wednesday morning.

After a bitterly cold weekend, Calgary will finally feel warmer temperatures thanks to Chinook winds.