Spring is sort of right here. And for Montrealers, meaning not realizing whether or not we should always placed on a parka or rock a pair of shorts.
Whereas a number of areas of Quebec are under freezing rain and winter storm warnings this morning, Montreal’s weekly weather forecast includes a little bit of a combined bag — and by combined bag, we imply a 26-degree temperature swing within the span of about 24 hours.
And if the Weather Network’s 2026 spring forecast for Quebec is any indication, it will not be the final time the town will get whiplash this season. The outlet is predicting “colder-than-normal temperatures” to dominate via March and effectively into April, with solely occasional bursts of heat air surging north from the jap U.S. to supply “tastes of nice spring climate.” Total, the forecast requires “a sluggish begin to the season.”
This week is a fairly good preview of that.
Right now (Monday, March 16) begins delicate and moist. Environment Canada is looking for primarily cloudy skies with a couple of showers wrapping up round midday, southeast winds gusting to 50 km/h, and a excessive of 13°C.
Tonight is the place issues get ugly. Rain showers transition to snow in a single day, with 10 to fifteen mm of rainfall earlier than the flip and an extra 2 cm of snow after. Winds crank as much as gusts of 70 km/h close to midnight, and temperatures drop to -6°C.
Tuesday brings the complete winter callback. Primarily cloudy with an opportunity of flurries, southwest winds gusting as much as 80 km/h, and a temperature holding close to -5°C all day. The wind chill hits -17 within the afternoon. Tuesday night time clears out however bottoms at -13°C — a full 26 levels under right this moment’s excessive.
From there, the week regularly thaws. Wednesday stays chilly at -3°C however sunny. Thursday nudges above freezing at 4°C. Friday reaches 5°C with some solar earlier than rain showers or flurries return Friday night time.
The weekend does not precisely redeem itself. Saturday brings durations of snow and a excessive of simply 1°C, with one other chilly night time dropping to -11°C — however Sunday at the very least provides sunshine.
As for the remainder of spring, the Climate Community notes that Montreal ought to count on “above regular precipitation totals” via March and April, protecting the complete vary of snow, ice, and rain. Could stays a query mark, with the forecast describing it as “fairly a wild card” — both lingering chilly or a fast flip to early summer-like climate.
So sure, spring is technically days away. Montreal’s climate simply did not get the memo but.