Manitoba weather: warm front ahead of Halloween

It’s hard to believe Halloween is just days away with Monday’s rising temperatures in Winnipeg and southern Manitoba.

Daytime highs will rise into the mid-teens thanks to a warm front over the region today.

Winnipeg is forecast to reach a balmy 14 degrees Celsius. By comparison, the normal day is now only 5 degrees Celsius.

Most areas will also enjoy sunshine or a mix of sun and cloud. Perhaps less enjoyable are the strong and gusty winds.

Conditions are similar in northwestern Ontario.

The warm front is associated with a low over Saskatchewan moving east.

As the low approaches, rain and snow will spread across parts of northern Manitoba today and tonight.

Areas further south, including Thompson, may see showers this afternoon. Regions further north will see a mix of rain and snow or outright snow.

As much as 5-10 cm of snowfall is possible.

Freezing rain is possible along the transition zone, which is expected to extend approximately from Lynn Lake to Churchill.

All that said, temperatures are still relatively warm in the north, so precipitation accumulation is likely to be low.

Tonight, clouds will first build up in the southwest before moving southeast before morning.

Tuesday will be cloudy and cooler in Winnipeg, but temperatures will still be a handful of degrees above season.

Sunshine and more seasonal temperatures return by midweek.

Ghosts and goblins will want to dress warmly under their Halloween costumes. The expected daytime high on Thursday is 5 C under a mix of sun and cloud, but as the sun sets during prime time trick or treating hours, temperatures will cool quickly.