Colleen Bready’s forecast: First heavy snowfall in February

Colleen Bready has your current conditions and updated weather forecast for Feb. 6, 2025.

The first significant snowfall of the month of February is tapering off in southern Manitoba on Thursday.

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) said heavy and accumulating snow fell in parts of the province on Wednesday and overnight.

According to the weather agency, the disturbance exited the province on Thursday morning, so all snowfall warnings have ended.

As the snow tapers off Thursday, strong winds are causing blowing and reduced visibility in the southwest, where ECCC has issued a blowing snow advisory.

The advisory is expected to end Thursday afternoon as winds there diminish.

In Winnipeg and the Red River Valley, winds will ease up enough that blowing snow should not be a concern for the afternoon commute.

Further east, snow will continue Thursday afternoon in northwestern Ontario, where two cm of snowfall is expected in most areas.

Temperatures in the wake of the disturbance won’t drop off much on Thursday.

Much of the province will see daytime highs between -13 C and -10 C, with the milder temperatures in northern regions.

Be prepared, though, for much colder air to return in the coming days. The descent, at least, will be gradual in Winnipeg.

Friday’s daytime high will be in the mid-minus teens, before slightly colder temperatures on the weekend.

By Monday, brace for daytime highs in the -20s and overnight lows in the -30s until Wednesday night.

The tradeoff will be plenty of sunshine over the next several days.