Looks like winter found us: Snow, cold heading for southern Manitoba

If you've been enjoying themild start to December, embrace Wednesday it's all going downafter that.

A record-breaking 7 C on Tuesday in Winnipeg will be followed by 5 C on Wednesday before temperatures start to plummet dropping to a high of 11 C by Saturday and 18 by Monday, Environment Canada forecasts.

And the snow is coming. Everything that meltedis about to be replaced,and then some.

A fast-movinglow-pressure system is tracking across the northern United States and will begin spreading mixed precipitation to southern Manitoba by Wednesday night, the weather agency says.

It will startover western areas Wednesday evening and moveeastthrough the night, bringing a mix of rain, snow and freezing rain.

Up to10 centimetres of snow will fall along a narrow stretch from roughly Brandon, through Winnipeg to the Ontario border, Environment Canada's special weather statementsays.

"There is also a significant risk for freezing rain, over western Manitoba and especially over the Red River Valley and points eastwards during the late evening and overnight hours [of Wednesday]," the statement says.

"Freezing rain warnings may be required as the event nears and conditions are monitored."

Thelow-pressure system will also usher in much cooler temperatures.

Normals for this time of year in southern Manitoba are daytime highs around 9 C and overnight lows of19 C. As the cold arrives, the overnight temperature on Sunday into Monday is forecast to be24 C in Winnipeg.

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