Spring snowstorm hits west-central Manitoba
Last Updated: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 | 2:01 PM CT
CBC News
Residents in Boggy Creek, west of Duck Mountain Provincial Park, had to break out the snow shovels on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy Scott Willing)People in parts of Manitoba woke up Tuesday to the temporary return of winter.
Five to 10 centimetres of snow had fallen in the Duck Mountain Provincial Park region, about 400 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg, with a total of 10 to 15 centimetres forecast.
The affected areas include Swan River, Porcupine provincial forest, Dauphin, Roblin, and Winnipegosis.
It's all due to a weak disturbance moving over central Manitoba meeting another flow moving upslope along Duck Mountain, according to Environment Canada. The heavy, wet snow is expected to taper off sometime in the afternoon.
That same system will spread rain across the southern part of the province starting Wednesday, said CBC meteorologist John Sauder.
The rain will continue overnight into Thursday with showers through the day. Expect a rather cool day Friday but gradual warming through the weekend and into the 20 C range by Monday, said Sauder.
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