Colleen Bready has your current conditions and updated weather forecast for March 21, 2025.
Friday is the first full day of spring, but you wouldn’t know it by the chilly temperatures in southern Manitoba.
An arctic front that started to pass over the region Thursday night paved the way for an arctic high to sit over the province today.
It brought strong north winds to Winnipeg and the southeast that continue Friday.
Forecast daytime highs this afternoon are closer to normal overnight lows for this time of year.
Winnipeg is only forecast to reach -9 C Friday. The normal overnight low for the city is currently -10 C.
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Spring is in the air Spring is in the air in Fisher Branch (Photo by Dinah Cymbalisty)
Northern Lights Northern lights over Sandy Hook, MB. (Photo by Amanda Lucian)
Molly the Rotti Enjoying the Day Molly the Rotti Enjoying the Day with her little stick on the first day of Spring. (Photo by Bernadette Danyluk)
Birds Hill stables visitors Two female peacocks enjoying the warm sunshine rays at the Birds Hill stables. (Photo by Ilona McEachern)
Newborn calf Mom and her calf Near Hartney, Manitoba (Photo by Dylan Bertholet)
Soon... Now that it's going to be spring the chairs await! (Photo by Maureen Morrish)
Gimli's Viking statue Sunrise at Viking park in Gimli, Manitoba with the Viking statue (Photo by Anna Boundy)
St. Leon morning. Beautiful sunset in St. Leon. (Photo by Diane Simon)
Training in Vita MB Karma and Blondie in training to pull a wagon. (Photo by Ken Gurman)
Roseau River, Mb. Roseau River, Mb. (Photo by Michael Alan)
Waves Cloud formation Waves cloud formation (Photo by Anita Fisher)
The sun setting The sun setting at the end of our street in Stonewall, Manitoba (Photo by Alissa Taylor)
Lynx on the prowl Lynx coming out of the woods (Photo by Vladimir McRae)
'Welcome' to all! 'Welcome' to all! (Photo by Allan Robertson)
Grand Marais Sunset Grand Marais sunset (Photo by Irv Simmonds)
Elm Creek Elm Creek (Photo by Marion Stangl)
Cute calf Cute calf near Dauphin (Photo by Kimberly Robertson)
Total Lunar Eclipse 2025 Blood moon over Mitchell, Manitoba (Photo by Hans Epp)
Blood moon over Petersfield Blood moon over Petersfield (Photo by Lori Taylor)
Blood moon A photo taken of tonight's blood moon. (Photo by Kathryn Massan)
Last snow? Barely enjoying what could be last snowfall? (Photo by Martha Heinrichs)
Aurora and moon Aurora and moon over Knee Lake (Photo by Wayne Boychuk)
Snow owl Snow owl in Carman, MB. (Photo by Oliver Mckay)
Fort Whyte Alive A beautiful morning in Fort Whyte Alive. (Photo by Sonja Ferreira)
First Geese have arrived First Geese have arrived on Sturgeon Creek (Photo by Neil Longmuir)
FortWhyte Alive FortWhyte Alive (Photo by Sonja Ferreira)
Pileated Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker at Paradise Village, near Ste. Anne, MB. (Photo by Larry Trush)
Nevaeh at Sandy Ridge Stables Nevaeh trying to tell me a secret. (Photo by Kevin Friesen)
Ebb & Flow First Nations Morning at Ebb & Flow First Nations (Photo by Adele Brushett)
Bohemian Waxwing Bohemian Waxwing enjoying European Buckthorn Berries. (Photo by Wade Munro)
Lake Winnipeg Ice Fishing Finn enjoying the warm weather weekend ice fishing on Lake Winnipeg. (Photo by Jamey McMillan)
Killarney Killarney, MB. (Photo by Karen Letts)
Ice road Traveling the ice road today from St Theresa Point to Garden Hill. (Photo by Ashley Ryan Houle)
Northern Lights Northern lights south of Rapid City in Manitoba. (Photo by Tracy Timmer)
Beautiful sunset Along the Red River by Lyndale drive (Photo by Patricia McGhie)
Fog Bow near Dauphin Fog Bow on drive to work this morning near Dauphin. (Photo by Annie Hughes)
Djinn Djinn enjoying the beautiful day Djinn Djinn enjoying the beautiful day in Lydiatt. (Photo by Autumn Robbie-Draward)
Backyard buddy My backyard buddy was smiling with this nice weather today. (Photo by Vince Pahkala)
Beautiful Winnipeg sky Looking out west St. James. (Photo by Debbie Grant)
March sunset Tanker cars and cattails west of Winnipeg in RM of MacDonald. (Photo by Roy Heinrichs)
Clouds in St. Boniface Nice sunny day for a walk (Photo by Paulette Pinsonneault)
Fox on birdbath This little fox curled up on the birdbath and slept for two hours. (Photo by Mary Ellen Yaseniuk)
Very tired fox! Very tired fox! (Photo by Mary Ellen)
Good morning from St. Malo Good morning from St. Malo (Photo by Agnes Gosselin)
Winnipeg’s Weather RADAR near Woodlands, Mb Winnipeg’s Weather RADAR near Woodlands, Mb (Photo by Chris Sims)
Marshs Lake in Spruce Woods Provincial Park Marshs Lake in Spruce Woods Provincial Park (Photo by Ann Lanouette)
The train arrives back in Whyte Ridge from Altona The train arrives back in Whyte Ridge from Altona (Photo by Martha Heinrichs)
Oh Canada Oh Canada (Photo by Crystal Simmons)
Ruffled Grouse Ruffled Grouse (Photo by Tania Kruk)
Berens River Berens River (Photo by Abbygail Eastman)
Sunset over Lake Dauphin Taken this past weekend on Lake Dauphin on a beautiful day. (Photo by Marsha Leclerc)
Train back in Whyte Ridge Train arrives back in Whyte Ridge from Altona just in time for sunset. (Photo by Martha Heinrichs)
La Salle Manitoba horizon Fiery horizon taken in La Salle Manitoba. (Photo by Jon-Paul LeBlanc)
In case you’re wondering, the normal daytime high for Winnipeg right now is 1 C.
On the bright side, the sun will shine across both northern and southern Manitoba this afternoon.
Next door in northwestern Ontario, there will be some sunshine. However, there is also the chance of flurries, albeit a low one.
Temperatures are also expected to fall this afternoon in some communities, including Dryden, Fort Frances, and Sioux Lookout.
Ahead on Saturday, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) said an Alberta clipper will cross Saskatchewan and spread a warm front across the southern Prairies.
The weather agency added the low pressure system will bring a wintry mix of precipitation to southern Manitoba by Saturday afternoon.
Snow is possible in Winnipeg Saturday night into Sunday morning.
ECCC said the system will be stronger in the U.S. and that accumulations will be light for many places on our side of the international border. Still, localized accumulations of 5-10 cm are possible.
