Heavy rain is likely for Thursday with showers and/or thunderstorms.

A low-pressure system is moving northwards out of the United States and will tap into very moist air from the Gulf of Mexico to produce heavy showers and thunderstorms.

These storms will spread into the Red River Valley and southeast Manitoba later Thursday into Thursday evening.

While these showers and thunderstorms will be moving relatively quickly, they will have the potential to produce torrential downpours.

Localized rainfall accumulations could quickly reach 20 to 40 mm, and localized accumulations more than 50 mm are possible by Friday morning.

There is still some uncertainty with the exact track these showers and thunderstorms will take.

Watch for updated forecasts and/or alerts as the system approaches.