After snowblowers and shovels got a good workout last week, it looks like the sounds of the former will be heard by Wednesday afternoon, with the muscles working those shovels possibly feeling a little sore, once again, too.

 

Much of Southern Manitoba is expecting up to 10cms of snow, possibly a little more, throughout Tuesday into Wednesday morning, according to CMOS Accredited Weathercaster Chris Sumner.

 

“A system moving across the U.S. Plains will be responsible for this latest round of snowfall,” said Sumner. “The flakes will begin from west to east, with early Tuesday morning hours snowfall for the southwest, and then later in the day for the Red River Valley and Southeastern areas. The expectation, based on the current track of this low, is by noon hour Tuesday the entire region will be in the midst of snow.”

 

Sumner added, right now, it’s looking like most of the Pembina and Red River Valleys’ snowfall will come Tuesday evening, whereas further west it will be more so during the day.

 

“Similar to the storm we saw move December 27th to 28th, gusty winds will pose a blowing snow risk,” he explained. “Northeasterlies gusting to 50 km/h are likely throughout the day Tuesday, and into Tuesday evening, before diminishing overnight. Like last week, this will be relatively light and fluffy snow, meaning those gusts will be able to produce blowing snow and reduce visibility. Windchill values will make it feel pretty chilly Tuesday evening.”

 

The brief reprieve from the bitterly cold temperatures of the past week will also come to an end in the aftermath of this latest system.

 

“After seeing highs of -14 to -16 Monday and Tuesday, which is only a few degrees below average for this time of year, we’re heading back into the freezer for the remainder of the work week starting Wednesday as another influx of very cold arctic air descends southward as high pressure builds in.”

 

Highs Wednesday through Friday will be around -21 to -25, with overnight lows ranging between -27 and -30. Averages for the first week of January are -12 daytime and -21 overnight.

 

And just when will we see even average temperatures return?

 

“The long range forecast models are showing signs of a general pattern shift back to seasonal temperatures some time next week,” said Sumner. “The general outlook is potentially between January 11th and 13th we’ll see some normal temperatures return, so here’s hoping that holds true!”