A sea of red covers nearly the entire province this morning. And no, we're not talking about a sense of pride for the Canadian men's soccer or the Canadian women's hockey teams – both who scored big victories last night. 

Extreme cold warnings remain in effect. 

“It’s definitely going to be a bitterly cold day, especially for southern Manitoba,” says Environment Canada meteorologist David Baggaley. “It’s actually going to be the coldest day of this cold spell for the City of Winnipeg.” 

With temperatures hovering around the minus 40 mark once windchill is factored in, Environment Canada is reminding that extreme cold puts everyone at risk. 

In the City of Winnipeg, a forecast high of minus 21 is expected with wind from the south 30 km/h gusting to near 50, making it feel more like minus 35 this afternoon. 


Cold, though colder yet in the southwest region of the province.

“Westman is going to be even colder than the Red River Valley,” says Baggaley, noting that Winnipeg should warm ever so slightly Thursday night into Friday whereas  Brandon and surrounding area will be in for another night of deep freeze. “They’re right underneath the Arctic ridge of high pressure.” 

Warmer temperatures are on the way, however. 

Temperatures should moderate to slightly-below-normal by the weekend with even warmer weather on the way early next week. 

“Monday and Tuesday look above normal, actually, for Winnipeg and surrounding areas,” says Baggaley. “We’re looking at temperatures into the low-minus-single-digits.”