News - Weather

With the onset of cold weather conditions beginning Tuesday, Manitoba Health, Seniors and Active Living is reminding Manitobans across the province of health concerns related to colder temperatures that are expected in the coming days. 

Public health officials with Manitoba Health, Seniors and Active Living are issuing an extended heat warning for southern and central regions of the province.

The Hydrologic Forecast Centre of Manitoba Infrastructure reports the potential for significant precipitation and heavy wind, ending early Wednesday, could produce overland flooding and high water conditions.

The Manitoba government will make disaster financial assistance available for eligible municipalities, homeowners, farms and small businesses impacted by severe weather in October 2019.

Manitoba Infrastructure’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre reports the impacts of the mid-October severe weather event are diminishing, but flood warnings and high water advisories remain in place for some areas of the province.

As a major multi-agency effort continues to restore power and clear debris in many areas of Manitoba, temperatures are co-operating to allow a slow melt of remaining snow.

The Manitoba government has declared a provincial state of emergency for Manitoba Hydro to help deal with the aftermath of the major winter storm that swept a large area of the province.

With an early winter storm system passing through the province, Manitoba Infrastructure reminds motorists to be vigilant with the arrival of snow and freezing rain conditions.

Manitoba Infrastructure reminds motorists to drive to conditions as a storm system moves into a wide area of the province.

Manitoba Infrastructure’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre indicates the forecast rain over the weekend will result in between 15 and 20 millimetres of precipitation over the central, eastern and southern parts of the province including the United States portion of the Red River basin.