After a comparatively calm week on the weather entrance, Montreal is bracing for a doubtlessly messy weekend as a snow system strikes into southern Quebec.
In line with a new MétéoMédia report, snow is predicted to begin falling Friday night time and proceed by way of Sunday, with Montreal and Gatineau among the many hardest-hit areas.
However here is the catch: how a lot snow truly falls relies upon totally on the storm’s trajectory.
Ontario is getting slammed proper now
Whereas Quebec has been spared thus far, Ontario is coping with what The Climate Community is asking an “icy winter storm” that’s bringing freezing rain, ice pellets, and up to 25 centimetres of snow to components of the province this week. The GTA is going through main journey impacts, potential energy outages, and harmful driving circumstances.
Quebec, in the meantime, has prevented the freezing rain and rain, and the weekend system is not anticipated to carry any both.
Two potential situations for Montreal
If the system tracks north, Montreal may see important accumulations. If it shifts south, the town may dodge the worst of it — much like how Quebec prevented the highly effective storms that lately slammed the Prairies and Newfoundland.
Environment Canada’s forecast exhibits snow starting Friday night time, with continued snowfall on Saturday. By Sunday, the precipitation ought to taper off to flurries.
MétéoMédia notes that accumulations may differ dramatically over quick distances relying on precisely the place the system tracks. The excellent news? Accumulations over 15 cm are anticipated to remain south of the border within the U.S., and there isn’t any rain or freezing rain within the forecast.
What to anticipate this week
The remainder of the week seems comparatively quiet earlier than the weekend storm arrives.
Wednesday will likely be sunny with a excessive of −1°C, although wind chill will make it really feel nearer to −10°C.
Thursday begins off chilly (wind chill of −17°C within the morning) earlier than clearing up with a excessive of −2°C.
Friday brings a mixture of solar and cloud with temperatures hovering round 0°C — proper earlier than the snow strikes in Friday night time.
Saturday’s excessive will drop to −5°C with snow all through the day, adopted by flurries Saturday night time and a cloudy Sunday with a excessive of −1°C.
By early subsequent week, the system ought to filter, with sunny skies and temperatures dropping again right down to −8°C by Tuesday.