In the west, rain set in early this morning and will continue throughout the day. The rain will let up by evening and will clear up by midnight.

In the east, winds will pick up in the afternoon, becoming strong by evening. This will be good news for Easterners, who have suffered heavy downpours every day this week. Many families were flooded out and forced to leave their homes. Conditions will dry off over the next few days.

In the south, last week's storms have finally blown over. Tomorrow it will brighten up as skies clear. Temperatures are expected to rise and it should warm up to 5C by mid-week. However, the region will cloud over again by the weekend.

In the north, residents experienced extreme cold with harsh winds and wind-chill to -45C over the weekend. Local activities were called off. Everyone made sure to put their parkas on before going out. This week snowstorms are forecast. 30 - 50 cm will fall by mid-week. People are advised to check their emergency stores in case they get snowed in for a few days.