Assiniboia received a slight covering of snow on Oct. 16, beginning at about 10:30 a.m. in town. The snow fell at different times throughout the day and lasted until about 6 p.m.
Colds winds from west and northwest blew into Assiniboia during the morning and afternoon, averaging from 15-26 kilometres per hour.
The wintry temperatures in Assiniboia extended from -1 to -11 C since the early morning of Oct. 16 – the icy breezes remained towards the latter part of the evening then eased before midnight.
The cooler air during much of the day was accompanied with winds from the north and northwest.
The northerly windchills from -17 to -12 C influenced Friday’s frosty and dry atmosphere through the morning and afternoon, however the windchill effect had eased to -8 C by 10 p.m.
The temperatures from Saturday, Oct. 17 to Saturday, Oct. 24 were forecasted to have highs fluctuating from 0 C to lows of -10 C, along with periodic flurries at different times in the week – notably Monday, Oct. 19 and Saturday, Oct. 24.
