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WINNIPEG — Winnipeg and southern Manitoba may experience the coldest days of the season this weekend.

On Friday night, temperatures across southern Manitoba will be falling close to -30 C to -34 C. Windchill values will also plummet as far as the mid -40s in Westman. Extreme cold warnings were issued by Environment Canada Friday afternoon warning of these conditions.

Saturday will also be bitterly cold. Winnipeg’s daytime high is expected to be -26 C, which would be colder than any day last season. From December 2015 through February 2016, the coldest day was Jan. 9 where temperatures only got up to -23.2 C.

Warmer temperatures are on the way across the prairies next week, likely arriving in southern Manitoba around the middle of the week.

Extreme Cold Warnings issued for southern MB. WC values expected to dip below -40 Saturday AM @globalwinnipeg #FrozenMB pic.twitter.com/whjCSN8gDq — Mike Koncan (@MikeKoncan) December 16, 2016

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