A climatologist says winter weather is coming back to Winnipeg

After a very unpleasant few weeks of melting snow and muddy roads, it feels like a typical February in southern Manitoba.

Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Westman and Interlake regions, while Winnipeg and the region are under a special weather statement.

Senior Climatologist David Phillips told 680 CJOB Start While some parts of the province saw double-digit snowfall, the Red River Valley won't see much of the white stuff.

“It's actually a temperature hovering around the freezing mark, so what we're seeing is some freezing moments, some melting moments. So we're seeing mixed precipitation,” Phillips said.

“Maybe the western part of the Red River Valley, Portage (la Prairie) could see eight centimeters (of snow). I think in Winnipeg, maybe less than five when it's all over.''

Phillips said the rain that fell in the city Thursday morning could turn to snow in the afternoon and Thursday night, but the Colorado low moving through the region won't ultimately become the season's final winter storm — and temperatures could be seasonal or better in the coming days.

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“It's not the big one of winter. I thought it was going to be the biggest snowfall, which isn't saying much. It doesn't give you a set winter at all. It just happens to be a weather system this time of year.

“It's not a severe type of storm.”

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