FPCN20 CWWG 050830
FORECASTS FOR THE MANITOBA LAKES ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT
3:00 A.M. CST THURSDAY 5 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY AND FRIDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:30 A.M. CST.

LAKE WINNIPEG SOUTH BASIN.
TODAY..WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT NEAR NOON. CLOUDY WITH
 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AND RISK OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. HIGH
 MINUS 5. WIND CHILL MINUS 24 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 11 THIS
 AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..WIND NORTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. SNOW. RISK OF FREEZING
 DRIZZLE THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. LOW MINUS 10. WIND CHILL
 MINUS 12 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 18 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. SNOW ENDING IN THE
 MORNING THEN CLOUDY. HIGH MINUS 8. WIND CHILL MINUS 20 IN THE
 MORNING AND MINUS 14 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.

LAKE WINNIPEG NORTH BASIN.
TODAY..WIND EAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT NEAR NOON. CLOUDY. SNOW
 BEGINNING NEAR NOON. HIGH MINUS 12. WIND CHILL MINUS 33 THIS MORNING
 AND MINUS 18 THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. SNOW. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. LOW MINUS 15.
 WIND CHILL MINUS 18 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 24 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON.
 CLEARING NEAR NOON. HIGH MINUS 9. WIND CHILL MINUS 24 IN THE MORNING
 AND MINUS 12 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.

LAKE MANITOBA.
TODAY..WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT NEAR NOON. CLOUDY WITH
 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. RISK OF FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE THIS
 MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 8. WIND CHILL MINUS 25 THIS
 MORNING AND MINUS 14 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..WIND NORTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LIGHT SNOW. RISK OF
 FREEZING DRIZZLE EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 11. WIND CHILL
 MINUS 15 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 21 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. CLOUDY. CLEARING EARLY
 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 6. WIND CHILL MINUS 22 IN THE MORNING
 AND MINUS 13 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.

LAKE WINNIPEGOSIS.
TODAY..WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. CLOUDY. SNOW BEGINNING THIS MORNING.
 AMOUNT 5 CM. HIGH MINUS 13. WIND CHILL MINUS 26 THIS MORNING AND
 MINUS 16 THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT..WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LIGHT SNOW ENDING THIS EVENING THEN
 CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE RISING TO MINUS 11 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL NEAR
 MINUS 19.
FRIDAY..WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. CLEARING NEAR NOON. HIGH MINUS 6. WIND
 CHILL MINUS 18 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 10 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV
 INDEX 2 OR LOW.

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