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Frigid temperatures, snowfall warnings cover Manitoba’s north | CBC News

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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 of –30 C to –40 C combined with winds of up to 15 km/h will produce extreme wind chill values of –45 to –50 on Thursday in and around Lynn Lake, Leaf Rapids, Pukatawagan, Brochet, Tadoule Lake, Thompson, Nelson House and Split Lake, a weather alert from Environment Canada says.

The temperatures are expected to ease up slightly to –18 C by Thursday afternoon, though wind chill values will stay around the –25 to –30 mark through Thursday night.

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

Amounts of 10–15 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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