After a few warm sunny days this week, the weather this Easter weekend may be disappointing.

That according to Meteorologist Natalie Hasell with Environment Canada. She says current forecasts are calling for warm cloudy conditions with a chance or rain or thunderstorms on Good Friday, followed by colder weather on Saturday and Sunday. She notes this shift in the weather is being caused by a low-pressure system that is moving into Manitoba from the west.

“We will see really warm temperatures first as we would normally see ahead of a low-pressure system. That first front is the trigger for the showers and thunderstorms and then on the other sides of the low the winds will be out of the north so we will see those winds usher in much colder air again, unfortunately.”

Hasell says with the chance of rain and snow over the weekend and a low of minus 5 Saturday night followed by a high of plus two on Sunday, roads could be icy this weekend.

“I think most Manitobans probably notice that a lot of our long weekends have at least a day or two of poor weather and Easter is not any different in that way, so unfortunately, the cycle seems to be repeating itself this weekend and road conditions could be easily affected and of course being Easter a it is a weekend where a lot of people are probably traveling or driving.”

Hasell suggests motorists check weather forecasts regularly this weekend and expect quickly changing conditions. She adds following a low of minus 10 Sunday night, temperatures should return to normal.

“We will see a slow recuperation back to seasonal temperatures early next week so we will see a return to plus 10, plus 12 during the day and temperatures at night being around minus two which is actually what we would see this time of year anyway.”

Hasell says the freeze-thaw cycle will most likely continue for the next two weeks. She notes it will be mid-May before temperatures can be expected to stay above zero at night.