It's been more than two months in some areas of the Prairies since temperatures hovered around zero, and at one of the most unlikeliest times of the year the mercury is nearing the freezing mark. Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society endorsed weathercaster Chris Sumner tells us warm, Pacific air is working its way across the Prairies this week bumping up temperatures to well above normal.

On Tuesday daytime highs reached -2.9 in the Boissevain/Killarney and Deloraine/Melita area. Normal daytime highs in the southwest for this time of January are approximately -10.

Unfortunately, the mild weather won't last long for Southern Manitobans. An area of Arctic high pressure will move into the region later this week, and will drop daytime highs to well below normal by early next week. Current forecasts suggest highs of -15 to -20.