Wednesday will go down as the warmest November 2nd ever recorded in Steinbach.

At 2 pm, Environment Canada was reporting that the official temperature was 18.6 degrees. The previous record was 16.7 degrees set back in 1965.

Meteorologist Danielle Desjardins explains that a high-pressure system is bringing southerly winds and warm weather to southern Manitoba. But Desjardins says while southern Manitoba is experiencing unseasonably mild weather, a low-pressure system is bringing a bunch of snow and freezing rain to portions of central Saskatchewan and central and northern Manitoba. In fact, there are snowfall and freezing rain warnings in those regions.

Not only is this the warmest November 2nd on record, but the Steinbach area also has the distinction today of being the hotspot of Canada.

However, according to Desjardins, our weather is about to take a drastic turn over the next few days. The forecast high for Thursday is seven degrees and for Friday it is four degrees, which is the normal high for this time year. She notes they are tracking an Alberta Clipper to hit our area Saturday and into Sunday. Desjardins says depending on the track of this system, it appears any precipitation that falls will land as rain in southern Manitoba, while portions of central and northern Manitoba will receive snow.

Then, looking ahead to next week, Desjardins says there is a very good chance for another "more potent system" on Monday night, impacting southern Manitoba. She says it would begin as rain but then turn to snow on the back end of that system as a cold front moves through. Desjardins says this system is originating in the United States as a Colorado Low.

"It's going to be an interesting week or so for Manitoba," notes Desjardins. "Looks like it's going to stay mild enough to keep the snow away for a little while here for the Red River Valley but we are going to see a few chances of significant snow next week."