Updated Sunday, March 2nd at 7:30am -  After several days of holding our breath regarding an impending winter storm set to arrive in the province, it appears as of Sunday the worst from the low pressure system coming out of Montana will miss the Red River Valley and Southeastern Manitoba. The Special Weather Statement has ended for these areas, but a Freezing Rain Warning is now in place for those areas previously within the statement. The risk of freezing rain will decrease Sunday evening when the precipitation changes to snow.

The Carman region remains under a Winter Storm Warning, and is currently on the far southeastern edge of the warning area. 10-20 cms of snow is projected for the Carman, Notre Dame, Elm Creek and Portage areas.

"Over the last 12 to 18 hours, the track of the storm has shifted further west and north, meaning the strongest impacts from this significant system are not expected to reach as far southeast as had been initially forecast," explained CMOS Accredited Weathercaster Chris Sumner. "With that said, the Red River Valley and Southeastern Manitoba are still in line for a combination of snow, rain and possibly freezing over the course of Sunday."

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Between now and Monday morning, Sumner expects a few centimeters of snow, and potentially a few millimeters of rainfall across those southeastern areas.

"Because we are expecting gusty winds up to 70 km/h, first from northeast and then the southwest, any snow we receive will blow meaning reduced visibility, to some extent, throughout Sunday."

The strong winds will last into Monday, with snow expected to taper off by Monday morning, with blowing snow still a factor by the time the morning commute arrives.

Meanwhile, the story remains the same as it's been since Friday for Southwestern Manitoba and areas north of the Trans Canada Highway, with a Blizzard Warning still in effect for places like Melita, Boissevain, Killarney, Souris, Brandon, and as far eastward as the Killarney and Pilot Mound areas. Snowfall of 25 to 35cms is still expected in those regions, with strong winds gusting between 60 and 70km/h.

"A Montana low will bring snow and blowing snow to the region beginning Sunday morning," stated the latest Warning from Environment Canada. "As the system strengthens during the morning hours, snowfall rates and wind speeds will increase creating blizzard conditions. Blizzard conditions will improve Sunday evening as wind speeds weaken but heavy snow will continue through to Monday morning."

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Sumner noted travel conditions will deteriorate within the Warning areas as Sunday progresses, and by late afternoon/early evening could be quite difficult.

"Impacts from this storm will end by Monday afternoon, with a cooler airmass coming in behind it, with temperatures to start the week below average for this time of year," he added. "Highs Monday and Tuesday will be around -4 to -6 in the Red River Valley and Southeastern regions, which is a little cooler than the average -3 for a daytime high at the beginning of March. It will be cooler, still, in the southwest with highs around -10 to -12 to start the week."

Sumner is also keeping an eye on a system showing up in the forecast models Tuesday night into Wednesday which could bring another round of snow to much of the area.

"We could see several centimeters out of that low-pressure system, potentially in the 5 to 7cm range," he noted.