Environment Canada is predicting a winter storm will sweep through southeastern Manitoba Sunday night, but the severity is still a little uncertain.

Forecaster Brad Vrolijk says we should expect light drizzle, freezing drizzle, and possible flurries all day Sunday, with the bulk of the storm hitting the Southeast later on.

“Heading into tonight, some snow maybe mixed with rain in the beginning and with that there will be a slight risk of freezing rain. It should switch over to snow that will be fairly heavy at times through the second half of the night. We are expecting anywhere between 5 to 10 centimetre overnight and the winds will be pretty gusty.”

Vrolijk says with a low of minus 1, blowing snow should not be as much of a problem as it is when temperatures are colder. He notes looking forward to Monday the forecasts are less certain.

“Tomorrow will be more snow. It gets a little tricky, this is a pretty complex and dynamic system. Even 24 hours out model guidance is uncertain how tomorrow is going to pan out but it looks pretty good that we are going to get at least 5 to 10 centimetres of snow tomorrow. There are some suggestions that we could get a real heavy band setting up over the Red River Valley.”

Vrolijk adds though it does look like the Southeast will get snowfall, western Manitoba should be hit hardest.