The middle of July started wet, with multiple rounds of shower activity moving across the region Monday.
"The first area of precipitation hugged the international border early Monday morning," explained CMOS Accredited Weathercaster Chris Sumner. "The second round developed mid-afternoon and lasted into early Monday evening. The rainfall was developing along a frontal boundary that was draped between Southern Manitoba and North Dakota. Areas north of it topped out around 19 to 21 degrees for daytime highs. Meanwhile, Grand Forks landed between 28 and 30 degrees yesterday."
According to Sumner, Monday marked the beginning of a cooler than average week, with highs several degrees below normal Tuesday through Friday. 26 degrees is the average daytime high for this point in July, with 13 degrees the overnight low.
"An upper level trough is developing over the Eastern Prairies, and that will be coupled with the development of an upper level low pressure system over Hudson Bay," he said. "Those two elements combined will mean a generally northerly flow aloft for the next couple days, helping bring cooler air southward. Surface high pressure will build into the region Tuesday, helping clear the cloud cover out, and bring partly sunny conditions to the area for part of Tuesday, and most of Wednesday and Thursday."
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The following totals are for Monday, July 14th and are courtesy PembinaValleyOnline Rainwatchers and the Manitoba Ag Weather Network:
Reinland - 10.6mm (includes some from Friday)
Woodmore - 10mm
Rosenfeld - 9.5mm
Morris/Kane/Windygates - 9.4mm
Manitou - 9.2mm
Steinbach - 8.1mm
Clearwater - 8.0mm
Brunkild - 7.7mm
Plum Coulee - 7.6mm
Winkler (south of city) - 7.4mm
Jordan - 7.2mm
Altona/Dominion City - 7.0mm
Gretna - 6.0mm
Morden (in city) - 6.0mm
Carman - 5.2mm
Elm Creek - 2.3mm
25mm = 1 inch
Rain chances return at the end of the week as the next trough of low pressure system targets Southern Manitoba, with Thursday night into Friday the expected timeline for the next potential rainfall.