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February went out like a lion, at least during the morning hours of Friday and from a wind gusts perspective.

"As a potent Alberta clipper moved southeastward through central Manitoba, diving into the United States, very strong northwesterly wind gusts developed around the system," explained CMOS Accredited Weathercaster Chris Sumner. "The pressure gradient around the low, or the difference in air pressure around it and the surrounding airmass, was quite significant. When that happens, very strong wind gusts are likely to happen, and that's what we saw yesterday."

It's a slightly modified take on the traditional weather folklore saying, but it appears February will go out like a lion and March will come in like a lamb. Very strong wind gusts are in the forecast for the early morning hours through early afternoon on Friday. Environment Canada has indicated northwesterly gusts up to 80km/h are possible.

Updated Sunday, February 2nd at 11:04am - Environment Canada has ended the Blowing Snow Advisory for all of Southern Manitoba. With that said, gusty westerly winds up to 60km/h and blowing snow are still expected throughout the Sunday, but visibility is expected to remain better than the threshold required to trigger the advisory.

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Sources close to Peavey Mart have said it will be closing all its stores across Canada, including their location in Winkler.

The decision is part of a nationwide shutdown that will see nearly two dozen stores close by the end of February. There is no specific timeline announced for all stores.

The retailer, which has been known for offering agricultural supplies, hardware, and home improvement products, has stated in a press release, that changing market conditions and declining profits are behind the closures.

Updated Saturday, January 25th at 11:59am - Late Saturday morning, Environment Canada ended the Blowing Snow Advisory in effect for the region. With that said, blustery conditions are expected for the early afternoon, with northwesterly gusts between 30 and 50km/h, before winds become light later today.

Temperatures will remain steady around -12 degrees.

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Updated Thursday, December 19th - the Snowfall Warning has ended for the Pembina and Red River Valleys. 

You can read our original story, below.

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The flurries continue to fall this morning as a Snowfall Warning has now been extended to include the Morden, Winkler, Altona, Morris, Emerson and Vita regions in addition to the Manitou and Pilot Mound areas. According to Environment Canada, total accumulations across the warning area will be near 10cms, or slightly more, before the snow ends early this afternoon. 

The Pembina Valley will see its second round of snowfall this week Wednesday night through Thursday morning, and this time around it's expected to be more than the couple of centimeters received earlier in the week.

We are getting into our Monday with less than ideal driving conditions in the aftermath of yesterday's wet snow and freezing drizzle.

"That moisture-packed low pressure system delivered on what we expected for the Pembina and Red River Valleys," explained CMOS Accredited Weathercaster Chris Sumner. "Those areas landed in that 7-10cm+ range of heavy, wet snow, and that was followed by a little bit of freezing drizzle in some pockets of the region Sunday night. Add in temperatures which dropped from just above freezing to well below overnight, and that slushy mess has now frozen."

A strong, moisture filled low pressure system currently centred over Saskatchewan is still on track to bring significant snowfall to much of Southern Manitoba Sunday morning through Monday afternoon.

Updated Saturday, December 7th at 3:55 p.m. -  Ahead of the arrival of a potent low pressure system that's currently travelling across the Southern Prairies, Environment Canada has issued weather warnings of various types across all of Southern Manitoba.

For the Pembina Valley and Red River Valley west of the river:

Winter Storm Warnings are now in effect for these areas including Pilot Mound, Manitou, Morden, Winkler, Altona, Gretna and Morris with 10 to 20cms of snowfall possible.