Manitoba Merv and Winnipeg Wyn are predicting six more weeks of winter, and the sad news is they could be right.

At Oak Hammock Marsh our favourite puppet, Manitoba Merv, popped outside and spotted his shadow this morning. As tradition holds that means another six weeks of winter, including snow and cold.

Meanwhile, in Winnipeg, a real woodchuck was busy making predictions. Winnipeg Wyn, from Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, is also predicting another six weeks. According to Lisa Tretiak from PWRC this year's predictions is based on more than simply whether Wyn see's her shadow or not. "We're going by her behaviour this year. We're asking, 'is she really sleepy from October until now?' And if so that means six more weeks of winter. Or, if she's really active and running around and quite alert we would say that spring is around the corner."

It turns out Wyn has been pretty sleepy this winter. "Based off of that, we're predicting six more weeks of winter," Tretiak said. "Besides, based off the weather today, Wyn would have seen her shadow and we'd be making the same prediction."

Apparently, the groundhogs might be right. CHVN's weather expert, CMOS accredited weathercaster Chris Sumner, says that based off the models he's seeing it looks like there's lots of winter left. "I think we are going to see the cold weather for the next while. Six more weeks of winter? Definitely in my opinion; I would agree with that. We will continue to be under the influence of Arctic air here for the next seven to ten days. The long-range models are suggesting a return to above average temperatures possible by mid-month."

Daytime highs right now should be around -10 right now. For the next while we'll see daytime highs of -13 to -19, and will feel even colder with windy conditions.

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