The Weather Network describes this winter as two-faced across the country, with extended periods of harsh winter cold and then extended periods of milder weather. However, in the Prairies, the winter forecast, is similar , but without extended period of warmer temperatures. It’s expected there will be frigid temperatures and a heightened risk for periods of severe cold, and there will periods of milder weather at times, but overall it’s expected to be a classic Canadian winter in Saskatchewan and Manitoba with colder than normal temperatures, near normal snowfall and a heightened risk for blizzard conditions.