Frigid temperatures, snowfall warnings cover Manitoba's north

February is not letting go of Manitoba too easily, as nearly all of northern Manitoba is blanketed in weather warnings for extreme cold or snowfall.

Morning temperatures of30 C to 40Ccombined with winds of up to 15 km/hwill produce extreme wind chill values of 45 to 50on Thursday in and aroundLynn Lake,Leaf Rapids,Pukatawagan,Brochet, Tadoule Lake, Thompson, Nelson Houseand Split Lake, aweather alert from Environment Canadasays.

The temperatures are expected to ease up slightly to 18 C by Thursday afternoon, though wind chill values will stay around the25 to30 mark through Thursday night.

Meanwhile, all of those same communities, except for Brochet and Tadoule Lake, facesnowfall warnings once the extreme cold moves out by Friday.

Amounts of 1015 centimetres are expected, spreading from west to east through the day on Friday.

The snow is part of a low-pressure system crossing Manitoba on Friday, stretching from Lynn Lake to Flin Flon eastwards through Gillam and Shamattawa.

Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow, Environment Canada warns.

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