An Alberta clipper will bring rapidly changing weather conditions with strong winds, rain changing to snow and quickly falling temperatures parts of western Manitoba Sunday.
Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement in effect for:
City of Brandon
Mun. of Glenboro-South Cypress incl. Treesbank
Mun. of Norfolk Treherne
Mun. of North Cypress-Langford incl. Neepawa and Carberry
Mun. of North Norfolk incl. MacGregor Sidney and Austin
Mun. of Oakland-Wawanesa incl. Carroll
R.M. of Cornwallis west of Shilo incl. Chater
R.M. of Elton incl. Forrest
R.M. of Victoria incl. Holland and Cypress River
Showers will begin in western Manitoba Saturday evening along an advancing cold front. Behind this cold front temperatures will fall below the freezing mark and snow will begin to move in from Saskatchewan overnight into Sunday morning. Strong winds will also accompany the snow causing reduced visibilities.
Hazardous travel conditions are forecast to begin Sunday morning and last through the day Sunday. Icy conditions will also develop as temperatures drop below the zero degree mark, causing wet surfaces to freeze by Sunday morning.
Snow and winds will begin to taper off Sunday evening, but expect poor travel conditions to last into Monday.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to MBstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #MBStorm.