The Parkland area is under a blowing snow advisory this morning.
Snow coupled with wind gusts at times up to 70 km an hour this morning is causing blowing snow and poor visibility in many locations across southern Manitoba
Environment Canada says travel will be hazardous in some areas because of the blowing snow and poor visibility.
According to Manitoba 511.ca, several highways in the region are now closed.
They include Highway 5 from the Saskatchewan border to Carberry, Highway 10 through Riding Mountain National Park all the way to Brandon, and from Ashville Junction to Ethelbert, Highway 20 from Ochre River to Camperville, and Highway 68 from Ste Rose to the Narrows.
Also closed is Highway 50 from McCreary to the junction with Highway 16, Highway 83 from north of San Clara to St Lazare, Highway 45 from Russell to the junction with Highway 10, Highway 16 From Minnedosa to the Junction with Highway 1, and Highway 1 from Brandon to Winnipeg.
The weather is also playing havoc with local schools.
Mountainview School Division, Turtle River School Division, Park West School Division, and Area 2 of the Frontier School Division have closed all schools and cancelled all buses.
Meanwhile, schools are open today in the Swan Valley School Division but all buses are cancelled.
Also of note, the Gilbert Plains Waste Disposal grounds are closed today. as is the Happy Safe Children Centre in Winnipegosis, the Magical Horizons Day Care in Dauphin, and the Dauphin Friendship Centre.
The Dauphin Active Living Centre has cancelled their bingo for tonight.
Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy is open but heavily understaffed. They say until conditions improve, in-town deliveries will be for urgent matters only and will be delayed for the time being, while out-of-town deliveries will be delayed. You are also asked to place your orders ahead of time online through their website. And their location in Winnipegosis is closed.
