We saw above-normal temperatures Friday, and we can expect that type of weather through Monday. That's according to Environment and Climate Change Canada Meteorologist Eric Dykes.

"We're looking at temperatures that are going to be a good five to ten degrees above normal, both with respect to the highs and the lows through the weekend as well," says Dykes. "Normal highs are minus six for this time of year. Normal lows are around minus sixteen, to put it into perspective. We may not even be touching minus double-digits here until we get into either Monday morning or Tuesday morning."

He explains why we are seeing this heat wave.

"We've got kind of a storm track right now that is deflecting a lot of low-pressure systems to the north of the Prairies. Where we are located, to the south of those low-pressure systems, that kind of brings in this nice westerly flow," says Dykes. "To our south, we have a lot of high-pressure. The two in combination -- the high to our south and the low to our north -- it is allowing this nice westerly flow of air to come in across, basically, all of the Prairie provinces including Southern Manitoba for the next few days."

When asked what we can expect coming out of the weekend, Dykes didn't sugar-coat the forecast.

"All good things come to an end. If you do like the warmer temperatures, unfortunately, it looks like we're going to get back to about seasonal, or a little bit below-seasonal," says Dykes. "Come mid-week next week, some of the weather models are indicating a bit of a cool down as an arctic ridge of high pressure comes down from the north once again mid-week."