Fall weather is always unpredictable but indications from Environment Canada show that Winter weather is on the way.

Areas of central and northern Manitoba are expected to have as much as 30 cm of snow on the ground before the end of the week. 

A major low pressure system in southeastern Montana has spread an area of rain and thunderstorms into central Manitoba. As this system intensifies and tracks very slowly northward, precipitation will intensify over most of central and northern Manitoba today and continue through Thursday. The bulk of the precipitation will fall as rain, with most areas seeing 50 to 75 mm fall by Thursday afternoon.

However, arctic air drawn into the system will see precipitation change to snow late Tuesday for areas north of a line from Flin Flon to Thompson and Gillam. Final accumulations will be highly variable as some melting is expected due to the warmer ground and preceding rainfall. However, current indications are that 15 to 30 cm or more is possible through Thursday afternoon, with the highest accumulations most likely in the Lynn Lake area.

In southern Manitoba rain, at times heavy, continues to keep the region wet

Total rainfall amounts of 50 mm to 100 mm over western and central areas of Manitoba through tonight.