Extreme cold warnings lifted for all of Manitoba

Southern Manitoba is no longer under an extreme cold warning but it's far from balmy.

Environment Canadaput out the extreme cold warning on Tuesday astemperatures dropped and thewind chill created an elevated risk offrostbite orhypothermia.

The warning was removed Wednesday morning but frigid temperatures remain. Temperatures in the south are only expected to reach a high of24C to 22 C with a wind chill making it feel more like 38 during morning and 30 in the afternoon.

Thursday's forecast calls for highs around20 C but gusting winds, up to 50 km/h, will raise the wind chill to nearly40.

Sun and a slight warm-up arrivefor Christmas weekend, with highs between17 C and19 C.

The normal high for this time of year is11 C.

A blizzard warning that was issued for Churchill on Tuesdayhas also ended, butblowing snow is expected to continue Wednesday, with winds from the north at 50 km/h, gusting to 70 km/h, Environment Canada says.