Old Man Winter isn't done with southern Manitoba just yet. Parts of southwestern Manitoba are in for large amounts of snow over the next 48 hours, while Winnipeg might escape the worst of the storm.

Forecasters have been talking about the possibility of a large storm since mid-week last week, and over the weekend Environment Canada put out a special weather statement concerning the storm.

For Winnipeg and much of the Red River Valley, it seems we might catch a break. According to CHVN's weather expert, C-MOS Accredited Weathercaster Chris Sumner the storm has tracked north and west, keeping the worst of it away. "Don't get me wrong: we're still expecting to see a combination of snow and rain, starting with rain later today, then changing to snow overnight." Sumner expects the snow to begin overnight and continue through Tuesday.

Sumner expects the snow to begin overnight and continue through Tuesday. Amounts at the moment appear to be less than 10 cm of snow for Winnipeg and eastern Manitoba. It's not all good news, though. "Add in the rain and snow, and then some very gusty north-westerly winds, and yeah, it's going to be a bit of a mess starting later today."

Western Manitoba, and areas north to Dauphin, will be getting the worst of the storm with 15 cm plus expected to fall today and tomorrow. "Areas of Highway 16 and north could see as much as 15 to 30 plus cm of snow for those areas."

For Winnipeg and region, the worst could come not from the snow, but from the wind. "The real key here is going to be that very strong westerly wind." Wind speeds are expected between 50 and 70 km/h. "Whatever snow falls is going to be blown around in a big way, and that is going to cause seriously reduced visibility throughout the Red River Valley. Travel could be challenging, to say the least starting Tuesday morning and throughout the day."

Sumner urges everyone to take the storm seriously and to use caution and good judgment if having to travel.

Conditions are expected to improve sometime late Tuesday evening.

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