Manitobans are bracing for more snow and strong winds today, potentially 10 to 15 centimeters.

An Alberta Clipper is moving across the Prairies this morning bringing with it a band of heavy snow, which will begin falling by mid-morning over Westman before pushing into the Red River Valley later this morning.

Northwest winds with gusts up to 50 km/h will also combine with the falling snow to reduce visibilities at times to less than one kilometre in blowing snow over regions closer to the international border.

The system is expected to dump up to 15 cm of snow by the time it's finished and pulls out of Southeastern Manitoba late tonight and into early Saturday morning.

"This will be a here today gone today kind of storm, that shouldn't pack as much punch as the Christmas and Boxing Day storm," CMOS Accredited Weathercaster Chris Sumner says. "But it will definitely impact travel."

Heavy snow will begin early Friday morning over eastern Saskatchewan and mid-morning for Westman before pushing into the Red River Valley near noon. Accompanying the heavy snow will be northwest winds with gusts up to 60 km/h which will combine with the falling snow to reduce the visibilities at times to less than 1 km in blowing snow.

Environment Canada's John Paul Cragg says the heaviest band of snow is expected to fall between Dauphin and Brandon and east towards Winnipeg and the southeast part of Manitoba.

He added the southwest part of the province won't get as much snow but wind will be a problem for all regions.

“This type of system will have the snowfall, and then the next three to six hours will be strong winds ranging from 30 to 60 kilometres per hour.”

In the aftermath of the system, temperatures will drop significantly to below average territory.

“Following the storm system daytime highs will be -15 to -19 and the lows around -25,” noted Cragg.