Current Conditions - Winnipeg, MB

Latest Weather News - Winnipeg

• Storm hammers southern Manitoba, Portage la Prairie sees 100 millimetres of rain

  There were reports of golf ball-sized hail in the Portage area, as well as significant heavy rain, before the storm continued toward Winnipeg.

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  Aug 21
• Hail, rain, tornado watch: Southern Manitoba hammered with severe weather

  Several tornado warnings were issued, and although none touched down, Environment and Climate Change Canada says there were reports of funnel clouds near Dugald and Oakbank.

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  Aug 7
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• Winnipeggers embracing outdoor fitness despite smoky summer

  Despite a summer of smokey skies, many Winnipeggers are still embracing the warm weather and are enjoying exercising outside in many different ways.

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  Jul 30
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• Typical summer weather in the forecast after Winnipeg walloped with rain

  The wind is expected to push more wildfire smoke into southern Manitoba, but it's too early to predict whether that could lead to more smoke warnings or special weather statements.

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  Jul 28
• ‘Getting pretty bleak’: Drought conditions lead to agricultural disaster for Interlake RMs

  Rural municipalities in Manitoba's Interlake region are raising alarm bells about drought conditions and the effect they're having on local producers.

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  Jul 23
• Tornado alert pings Winnipeg phones, despite no warning for the area

  According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, when a neighboring region has a warning, if there's any cell tower that points to that region, it will broadcast an alert.

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  Jul 22
• Air quality alerts issued for much of Central Canada, Manitoba amid wildfire smoke

  The weather agency has issued a special air quality statement for much of Manitoba, noting that air quality and visibility due to wildfire smoke can fluctuate over short distances.

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  Jul 14
• Smoky conditions caused by Manitoba wildfires to persist, meteorologist says

  With a state of emergency once again in effect for Manitoba due to raging wildfires in the province's north, much of southern Manitoba is also feeling an impact.

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  Jul 11
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• Interlake cattle producers concerned by dry conditions

  An Interlake cattle producer is sounding the alarm, saying dry conditions in the area this summer are stunting his hay crop.

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  Jul 7
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• U.S. weather presenter’s coverage of Canadian wildfires has intensified

  This year's fire season — the second worst since the 2023 wildfire season — has seen wildfires consume 3.7 million hectares, six times the area of Prince Edward Island.

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  Jun 13
• ‘Too hot, too dry’: Manitoba looking at more of the same in summer outlook

  The summer outlook is showing the warm, dry trend is likely to continue in Manitoba and throughout the West, with potentially lower-than-average levels of precipitation.

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  Jun 11
• Cooler weather, light rain helping some provinces in fight against wildfires

  Bryan Chartrand with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency told a news conference on Saturday that it's been mostly "status quo" with the large fires in the past 24 hours.

  Fire

  Jun 7
• First Nations leaders in Manitoba call for more firefighting equipment

  "It's like trying to fight a fire with a water pistol. That's what our leaders were faced with," MKO Grand Chief Garrison Settee said at a press conference Tuesday.

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  Jun 3
• Cooler temperatures, intermittent rain could help northern Manitoba firefighters

  Cooler-than-usual temperatures are in the forecast for parts of northern Manitoba by mid-week -- which could prove beneficial for firefighting efforts in the region.

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  Jun 2
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• Cool temperatures, chance of rain as crews battle wildfires near Flin Flon, Man.

  Environment Canada says temperatures in the mid teens to mid 20s are forecasted this week, with a good chance of rain coming Saturday in Flin Flon.

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  Jun 2
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• As Manitoba wildfires rage, premier asks more people to evacuate

  The roughly 600 residents of Cranberry Portage in northwestern Manitoba were placed under a mandatory evacuation order because fire had knocked out power to the community.

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  Jun 1
• Canada’s summer forecast 2025: Hot and dry conditions a concern for wildfires

  This summer especially, many of us will be exploring our own country like never before and the weather will play an important role in where we visit and when.

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  Jun 1
• No rain forecast as crews battle Flin Flon wildfire

  Thousands have evacuated the northwestern Manitoba city, including municipal government officials and healthcare professionals. So far, the wildfires have displaced over 17,000.

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  May 31
• More than 8,000 people so far forced to flee Saskatchewan wildfires

  Officials with Saskatchewan Public Safety said Friday that more that 8,000 people from 16 communities have been forced to flee their homes because of wildfires.

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  May 30
• Flin Flon virtually deserted, thousands more evacuated as wildfires rage in Manitoba

  Just a skeleton crew of emergency personnel and municipal officals remain in the northern Manitoba community of Flin Flon as a wildfire threatens to ravage the community.

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  May 30
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• Heat, hail and poor air quality in the forecast for the Prairie provinces

  Environment Canada is warning of a day of "explosive fire activity" with heat, hail, thunderstorms, smoky skies and wind gusts of up to 100 km/h in the forecast.

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  May 26
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• Rain provides respite in Manitoba wildfire fight, but evacuation order still in place

  Some national parks across Manitoba have been closed as the province battles roughly 20 wildfires.

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  May 17
• Environment Canada confirms two tornadoes touched down in Manitoba

  ECCC confirmed tornadoes touched down near Gretna, Sperling, and Niverville, Man.

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  May 16
• Wildfires raging in northwestern Ontario trigger evacuation alerts

  Fast-growing wildfires in northwestern Ontario have triggered evacuation alerts, as extreme heat and smoke continue to impact communities near the Manitoba border.

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  May 14