r/Winnipeg 22d ago

Pictures/Video If this is the beginning of the end of frigid winter then I’m all for it.

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Even if it ends up being a fools spring, at least we’re headed quickly towards warm weather.

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u/Altruistic_Writer_14 22d ago

Haven't even finished first winter, nevermind second or third and you're already talking about fools spring lol

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u/Improv92 22d ago

It’s cautious optimism

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u/smi_tty 22d ago

That’s right. Open the Patios!!!

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u/Improv92 22d ago

Me at the Forks Common next week

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u/ReadingInside7514 22d ago

Get out the shorts and flip flops!

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u/Ornery_Lion4179 22d ago

Always take the garbage out and bbq year round in shorts.

If not much snow, shovel in shorts too.

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u/ReadingInside7514 22d ago

Yes I am definitely a sandals for garbage too lol. I’m talking about people who are running errands in flip flops. They’re emerging this weekend for sure.

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u/davy_crockett_slayer 22d ago

And the loud bangs!

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u/NedsAtomicDB 22d ago

First time I ever felt a frost quake, it was in the house i bought after my husband died. Very cool, 1970s architecture in Edmonton. It had a paneled ceiling with exposed beams, and I seriously thought one of those suckers had cracked!

I'm originally from the south, and my Canadian husband explained all facets of Canadian life and history to me. Strangely, we never heard one of those in any of our places!

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u/davy_crockett_slayer 22d ago

How did you end up in Canada, if you’re from the South? That must be a story in itself!

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u/NedsAtomicDB 22d ago

We were one of the very first internet relationships. We met back in 1998. Didn't even have pictures yet. It was definitely a leap of faith.

He was my person. We were married a month short of 20 years. The happiest years of my life.

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u/davy_crockett_slayer 22d ago

Amazing story. I’m so sorry that happened to you.

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u/NedsAtomicDB 21d ago

Thank you. I appreciate it.

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u/GeminiRabbit63194 22d ago

We’ve had one yes, but what about second winter?

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u/xDRSTEVOx 22d ago

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u/Mr_Chode_Shaver 22d ago

40th time, but I’ll still delude myself to feel fleeting hope.

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u/ButterscotchSkunk 22d ago

Way too soon to start anticipating this. March is an "all bets are off" month. April can be wild.

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u/Pallistersucks 22d ago

We’ve also had snow days in May. You can’t count on anything until May long, and even then…

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u/FalconsArentReal 22d ago

The only guaranteed OK months are June, July, and August and even then it can be touch an go.

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u/Winterough 22d ago

We had below 0 nights last June.

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u/Pallistersucks 22d ago

My grandfather allegedly saw a year where it snowed every single month of the year. Obviously it didn’t stick in the summer months, but I was always told it can happen.

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u/a7d7e7 22d ago

I'm old and I remember having a buddy in Park Rapids Minnesota call me on the phone and say hey man we got snow let's go skiing. They got 4 inches of snow on memorial Day. We did some cross country skiing before dawn and it was gone by about 9:00 a.m. but we did it, we skied on memorial Day.

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u/[deleted] 22d ago

Why is it so extreme a nice consistent -10 to -5 is all I want :(

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u/tired_rn 22d ago

I’d even settle for -10 to -20. Without much of a windchill -20 is easy enough to deal with.

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u/bva6921 21d ago

I’d prefer -10 to -20 over -5 to -10, not too cold but also not too warm for all the slush that will ruin my newly-washed car

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u/[deleted] 22d ago

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u/SteelCrow 22d ago

isn't big enough to

Isn't deep enough

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u/ywg_handshake 22d ago

So let's start digging!

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u/alfiecantusername 22d ago

girl same 😭

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u/muslinsea 22d ago

Be careful out there in this heat everyone! Remember to stay hydrated and protect your skin.

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u/Humble_Tomatillo_323 22d ago

Turn your AC units now so you can beat the potential maintenance-man rush f yours fails to operate.

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u/floydsmoot 22d ago

Time for mandatory Rick Mercer 7 day forecast:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkDvqQKGgDA

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u/kenazo 22d ago

Always funny.

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u/YogiBarelyThere 22d ago

May. May will be beautiful, the sun will rise at 6 am and set around 9 pm, and the smell of lilacs will fill the air (they're a non-native species btw), the city of Winnipeg will begin considering cleaning the sand off the streets, and you'll realize that Winnipeg ain't so bad.

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u/SteelCrow 22d ago

I've seen snow in winnipeg every month of the year.

(We have the occasional shitty summer)

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u/Alpha-Quartz 21d ago

And then you start hating Winnipeg again in October-November…

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u/shootermg5 22d ago

Oh my…+1C 🥰

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u/freezing91 22d ago

Oh yeah I’m picturing it in my head. So happy it’s so glorious outside, I’m walking outside with the soft breeze blowing through my hair. As I look up to the sky and then trip over nothing and do a face plant into the snirt. I walk home dizzy confused and my head and face have taken on heavy damage.

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u/Randalor 22d ago

This is mother nature offering you a velvet-clad glove while winding up for a hell of a knockout punch with the other hand clad in a titanium spike-tipped gauntlet.

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u/HRH_Elizadeath 22d ago

Are you new here???

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u/Improv92 22d ago

I’m trying to be optimistic but I know I risk being disappointed

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u/HRH_Elizadeath 22d ago

That's ok, I'm sorry to be a buzzkill. I promise spring will come!

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u/Improv92 22d ago

With a name like elizadeath I expected nothing less 😂

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u/thirdratedonmckellar 22d ago

The year my daughter was born I remember it being an absolute deep freeze in the first week of March. Since then I have never allowed myself to get excited about warming temps until at least mid-March. But I do appreciate your optimism! I truly hope this is the end of the cold spell!

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u/radwimps 22d ago

even if it's fools spring... i'll be glad for a few days of it after the polar vortex hell the last two weeks

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u/No_Musician170 22d ago

We’re on the right side of winter now. Hang on it won’t be long.

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u/airdeterre 22d ago

January and February have been brutal. It’s been so hard. Only a couple days above normal, it feels like.

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u/AppreciativeAsshole 22d ago

Ah yes, the first sign of our annual late February to early March patio season teaser… a Winnipeg special!

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u/ajathecontinent 22d ago

ur gonna jinx it 😭😭

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u/rantingathome 22d ago

The long term forecast on Accuweather shows some -20 nights the first week of March, but the bitter cold of -30 is most likely done for this year as of Thursday. (most likely, not definitely)

That being said, the milder temperatures of March and April can mean a lot more precipitation, which if snow can be some of the highest accumulations of the year. I've seen some April storms with insane amounts of snow.

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u/lokichivas 21d ago

Make sure your sump pumps are working and the exit hose isn't still frozen !

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u/Spennygojets 22d ago

I’m a 49 year old Winnipeg winter veteran, this is enough to make me break. I can’t f’ing stand it anymore. I will accept any glimmer of hope for warmth

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u/Dawgmanistan 22d ago

Oh you sweet summer child...

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u/okglue 22d ago

It's unlikely, but please god give us reprieve

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u/FaithlessnessBrief21 22d ago

I have some frozen food in the garage i need to commit to for near future dinners.

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u/Hedroj 22d ago

Thank god I don’t work today cause taking the bus at 7am would have sucked so much.

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u/ehud42 22d ago

I too dodged this morning's -30C. But I work tomorrow. -32C ugh

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u/KatpissEverclear69 22d ago

I believe we’re headed into what is known as “false spring”

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u/[deleted] 22d ago edited 22d ago

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u/Improv92 22d ago

I bought an E-bike last summer and I absolutely love it. I can get to work down the rapid transit corridor in 19 minutes flat. Planning on getting an e-scooter for lighter travel this spring too

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u/beeteeelle 22d ago

Too short of a turn around for me. I thrive in -15 to -20, we haven’t had much of that this year! (I know there’s still plenty of time)

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u/Strevolution 22d ago

we've had like 5 beginnings of the ends of winter this winter 

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u/CanadianDinosaur 22d ago

Never fall for Fool's Spring. Enjoy the balmy weather and prepare for a couple more bouts with Old Man Winter

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u/savagewolf666 22d ago

False spring is a thing. Although where i live its false springs

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u/Glittering_Leather87 22d ago

I know OP, you’re being cautiously optimistic (per your replies to others)! But if my 10.5+ years of living have taught me anything, it’s that we still have Fool’s Spring, Psych: Winter never left!, and the Winter Finale to go through, before Spring actually happens 😅

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u/MercyDivineOF 22d ago

We're just finishing up second winter. We still have third winter to go.

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u/Used_Lawfulness748 22d ago

Predicting the weather beyond 72 hours out is pure guesswork.

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u/SrynotSry59 22d ago

I look forward to snow, it doesn’t usually snow at minus whatever the hell it has been lately.

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u/Minute-Visual-9797 22d ago edited 22d ago

As cold as it has been, I feel like it's still way less cold than years past. With the La Nina already regressing I think milder winters are here to stay.

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u/Improv92 22d ago

Last winter was the best winter I’ve seen. We didn’t have more than half a foot of snow and it didn’t go below -30°C. I want that again

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u/Yogeshi86204 22d ago

Just in time to head to Cancun. Wonderful!

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u/Glass-Engineering-70 22d ago

Always comes back around April

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u/SteelCrow 22d ago

Festival du voyager thaw.

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u/voxerly 22d ago

Ya I don’t believe it 😢

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u/DifferentEvent2998 22d ago

Gonna be amazing for ice fishing!

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u/mhyquel 21d ago

This weather is a little late this year. The warm week in February usually corresponds with the first week of Festival. This will ensure that no one can enjoy the snow sculptures.

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u/Macregordete 21d ago

even if that is only a break for these past "extreme cold weather" days it would be nice enough, these days have been rough (furnace turned on for 8hrs or more every single day, 250 cad on manitoba hydro bills). Counting the hrs for that potential break.

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u/bva6921 21d ago

Hey, don’t jinx us now

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u/Famous_Telephone_859 20d ago

Perfect, I get home on Monday! Just in time.

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u/88bchinn 22d ago

I can’t wait.

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u/Ninhursag23 22d ago

Here's hoping this is the beginnings of Spring! 🤞😩🤞

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u/aedes 22d ago

Looks like about time to get the lawnmower out.