If you are in Winnipeg or across the rest of southern Manitoba Thursday, you will likely notice the humidity when you step outside. Forecast daytime highs across the region are between 23 C and 25 C this afternoon, with humidex values in the upper 20s. Clouds are sticking around over Winnipeg and much of the Red River Valley. Brighter skies are expected in Brandon and the rest of the south. That said, there is a low chance of showers around Dauphin and Swan River, two communities that could do without them at this point. Light rain that crossed southern Manitoba Wednesday and Thursday morning has moved into northwestern Ontario this afternoon. Daytime highs in the low 20s across the region will feel warmer with mid-20s humidex values Thursday, especially around Fort Frances with a humidex values around 28 is expected. Meanwhile, Environment and Climate Change Canada said a low pressure system moving into northern Manitoba from the Northwest Territories will spread scattered showers across the region on Thursday into Friday. According to the weather agency, a surface trough of low pressure will also bring thunderstorms to northern and central regions Thursday. The storms are expected to be weak.
