Summer officially ends today, with fall arriving at 9:21am.
    
David Phillips with Environment Canada says the start of fall should see temperatures slightly above normal. The normal high for this time of year is 17 degrees, while the normal low is about 6 degrees. According to Phillips, the next week could see a mixed bag of rain, sun and warmer temperatures, but no frost.

Phillips says it is very unusual for southern Manitoba to make it through September without a killing frost. But he notes it is entirely possible that will happen this year. Phillips says the fact there are cloudy nights in the extended forecast will only help that cause.

On average, southern Manitoba sees its first frost by September 17th. Last year the killing frost happened September 29th.

Looking ahead to next month, Phillips says their models show October and early November to be warmer than normal for southern Manitoba, which he says bodes well for farmers.

"It doesn't mean you're not going to have frost on the pumpkin and you're not going to have your first dusting of snow," he says.

In fact, he says in the last seven decades, there have only been about four years where it did not snow before Halloween.

Meanwhile, Phillips says as typical Canadians, we often care more about the winter weather outlook than the fall weather outlook. He says don't expect this winter will make up for last winter being so mild. He expects a soft start to winter, with the toughest stretch being late January to early March.