Colleen Bready’s Forecast: Winter maintaining grip on Manitoba

Colleen Bready has your current conditions and updated weather forecast for March 13, 2026

As spring gets closer, winter says, “Not so fast.”

An Alberta clipper brought a few centimetres of fresh snow and gusty winds to parts of southern Manitoba on Thursday. Clippers usually move quickly, and this was one was no exception. It moved out of the region on Friday.

A trailing disturbance will bring snow on Friday from Dauphin and Swan River in the south to The Pas, Flin Flon and Norway House in the north.

Friday afternoon should bring some glimpses of sunshine to Winnipeg, Brandon and most southern regions on Friday afternoon, but also the chance of a few flurries. Daytime highs will be cool for this time of year but still in minus single digits.

Conditions over the border in northwestern Ontario are similar, with slightly higher afternoon temperatures.

Environment and Climate Change Canada said a new low pressure system is expected to move into the northern US that could potentially affect southern Manitoba on Saturday night.

That aside, a mix of sun and cloud is expected over the weekend in Winnipeg, but brace yourself for unseasonably cold temperatures, particularly overnight lows. Temperatures on Sunday night are forecast to plummet to -27 C, 16 degrees below normal for mid-March.

Ahead next week, another round of snow is possible on St. Patrick’s Day on Tuesday in the city.