Residents of Gimli, Manitoba, are starting Wednesday with chilly conditions, but a steady warming trend is on the way through the rest of the week, according to Environment Canada. At 9 a.m. CDT, the temperature in Gimli was -1.3°C with a northwest wind of 14 km/h making it feel closer to -6°C.
Today, Wednesday, May 6, will be mainly cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of flurries this morning and a 30 per cent chance of rain showers this afternoon, before skies clear later in the day. The high is expected to reach +5°C, with northwest winds of 20 km/h and morning wind chills around -6°C. Tonight will see a few clouds, a low of -2°C, and an overnight wind chill near -7°C.
The week warms up from there. Thursday is forecast to be sunny in the morning before turning to a mix of sun and cloud in the afternoon, with a high of 11°C. Friday brings a mix of sun and cloud and the warmest day of the work week so far, with a high of 14°C. Saturday cools slightly to 10°C under sunny skies, and Sunday warms again to 13°C with sunshine.
The bigger temperature jump arrives next week, with Monday forecast at 18°C and Tuesday at 16°C — both above the seasonal norm of 17°C for early May. Overnight lows climb out of the negatives by the weekend, easing from -1°C on Saturday night to +4°C by Monday night. There are no weather alerts currently in effect for the area.
