Simply while you thought winter was lastly loosening its grip, Montreal is about to get one other reminder of who’s nonetheless in cost.
Environment Canada issued a special weather statement Monday morning, warning of freezing rain returning to the Montreal space — as a result of apparently, we’ve not had sufficient of that this season.
What’s coming
The assertion, issued at 8:17 a.m. on March 30, warns of freezing rain that would deposit a complete of 5 to 10 millimetres of ice throughout varied southern Quebec areas, akin to Montreal, Lanaudière, Lachute and Montérégie. The icy circumstances are anticipated in two waves: Tuesday morning after which once more in a single day Tuesday night time.
The silver lining, for those who can name it that, is that temperatures will likely be hovering near the freezing level, which might restrict the severity of the impacts. Nonetheless, Atmosphere Canada is warning that roads and sidewalks might turn into icy, making journey troublesome, and energy outages are potential.
The total forecast
In the present day is definitely a good send-off earlier than issues go sideways. Anticipate a mixture of solar and cloud giving technique to cloudier skies this afternoon, with southwest winds gusting to 50 km/h and a excessive of 14°C. Tonight, durations of rain transfer in close to midnight as winds shift to the northeast.
Tuesday is the messy one. Rain or freezing rain is anticipated to wind down close to midday, with a excessive of solely 2°C and northeast winds gusting to 50 km/h.
After that, Wednesday brings cloudy skies, a excessive of seven°C, and a nighttime low of -4°C. That ought to mark the final time temps dip beneath zero this week.
From Thursday onward, it is rain on repeat because the mercury climbs again up, hitting 15°C by Friday and staying in double digits by way of the weekend.
Keep secure on the market
Whereas spring is formally right here (at the very least on paper), you could need to convey the winter boots again out on Tuesday. If you happen to’re heading out within the morning, give your self additional time and watch your step on sidewalks and stairs.