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Southern Manitobans have been treated to beautiful scenes since the weekend as hoar frost turned the outdoors into a winter wonderland. Environment Canada Senior Climatologist David Phillips compares the frost to “snowflakes attached together.”“It’s a kind of feathery frost,” he said. “It’s light, it’s picturesque, I mean, it’s a photographer’s landscape.” Read more: Photographers capture hoar frost in Saskatchewan Read More Photographers capture hoar frost in Saskatchewan Phillips says hoar frost forms only when humidity is introduced to precise weather conditions; cold air, little to no wind, and clear skies. The moisture can come from a water source, such as a ...