A “significant” system made its presence felt overnight as snow began to fall late Tuesday evening. 

The late season Colorado Low will impact much of southern Manitoba, forecast to bring 15 to 25 cm of heavy snow, strong winds and visibility reductions due to blowing snow, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC).   

Few overnight snowfall totals are currently being reported but the ones that have been calculated are “pretty on par with what we were expecting,” says meteorologist Rose Carlsen with ECCC.  

As of 4 a.m., 6 centimeters of snow was reported at the Winnipeg Airport, 8 cms in other parts of the city and preliminary reports of 15 cms south of Steinbach, Carlsen says.  

Heavy snow is expected to continue throughout the day today. Environment Canada has continued Winter Storm Warnings for most of Southern Manitoba, from the Brandon/Killarney area, eastward to the Ontario border, and then well into Northwestern Ontario. 

The City of Winnipeg is expecting anywhere from 10 to 15 cms of total accumulation over the winter storm event.  

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Motorists are reminded to drive to the conditions – which are expected to be “quite poor.” 

“Snow is still going to be falling this morning during rush hour, we’re expecting the winds to start picking up and that’s going to reduce visibility,” cautions Carlsen. “If it’s at all possible to not travel this morning, I would recommend that. 

“If you do have to, drive slowly, drive carefully and be prepared to stop.”  

Snowfall is expected to taper off overnight and into the morning hours of Thursday.  

Temperatures set to change on Monday – maybe... 

The longer-range forecast is projecting temperatures in the double digits as of next week, though Carlsen encourages Manitobans to take that with a “grain of salt.”  

“It will be warmer but maybe not quite up to that high,” she says.