The unusually warm weather for this time of year may last another week and a half. That's from warning preparedness meteorologist with Environment Canada Natalie Hasell, who explains what's happening.

Natalie Hasell"The main reason we have this is a ridge sitting in the states to the south of us. The centre is well into the States, but the ridge itself extending into the southern prairies. We also have a low-pressure system far, far in the north. The fronts associated with that system are also far to the north. The fronts associated with that system where the air masses shift or change is also far to the north."

With today's forecast of 19 degrees, normally putting us at plus 1, we're enjoying far above normal temperatures.

Hasell says we had a little low-pressure system go through southern and central Manitoba on Sunday, but it didn't make much of a difference. It was a little bit cooler on Sunday and on Monday, but definitely, temperatures have rebounded. She explains the warmest temperatures we're likely to see in the next little while are those of today. Things will cool off again Thursday and Friday, but we'll still sit well above normal. Friday's temperature forecast is for a high of 6. But then it bounces back again on Saturday with a high of plus 16. And then it cools off again.

She adds this dominant feature of a ridge to the south, giving us winds from the southwest, provides a warming trend that could continue into late next week. This means things will likely turn colder after around the 20th.