Weather Whiplash Hits Southern Manitoba | Winnipeg News

Winnipieg News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 18, 2026 · 1m

Southern Manitoba’s weather has gone wild this spring and summer—torrential rain, tornadoes, scorching heat, and now wildfire smoke—all while businesses scramble to adapt. A hyperactive polar jet stream is to blame, whipping up extreme storms that flooded the Parkland region and forced outdoor patios to close. With humidex readings hitting the mid-forties and climate change making these swings more frequent, golf courses are struggling and small businesses are bracing for more chaos. While the rest of summer may bring hotter, drier days, smoke from eastern fires is expected to linger, turning…