Following this past week’s abrupt shift from summer temps to fall-like chilly winds, the area is due for one step further into the change of seasons according to a Special Weather Statement issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada for Southern Manitoba on Saturday morning.
Beginning Sunday afternoon and into Tuesday morning and Alberta clipper system is expected to move through the area bringing significant wind gusts of as much as 90 km/hr, rain showers and a dramatic drop in temperatures and the possibility of widespread frost according to the weather service.
The current ECCC forecast for Brandon as of the time of this posting shows winds for Brandon at 50 gusting to 80 km/hr on Sunday morning leading to shows Sunday night and into Monday. Lows for each of Sunday (+3), Monday (-1), Tuesday (zero) and Wednesday (3) are expected to be below seasonal average with those overnight minimums not far from records shown for Brandon in some cases.
Before that, Brandon is forecast to enjoy a well-above-normal Saturday with a high of 26 degrees and a low of 11.
All chance to enjoy the great outdoors before the true chilly season isn’t lost, however, with temperatures currently forecast to return to above-normal by the end of the week.
The full text of this weekend’s weather statement is published at https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?mb7#204124099611991291202009040501ws1171cwwg
The most current Brandon forecast is published by ECCC at https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/mb-52_metric_e.html