This week's Montreal weather forecast might be a chilly wake-up call for those dreaming of May flowers. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement, warning of a low-pressure system that will intensify over the next few days, bringing some serious snow to the city. The agency is advising that residents postpone non-essential travel.
Snow and Canada are friends as old as time, with the return of crisp white coldness about as predictable as the rising and setting of the Sun each day. But some publications believe, despite the massive limitations of modern meteorology, that they can predict the winter weather across the country not only days, not only weeks, but months and months in advance.
January could bury us if the Farmers' Almanac is to be believed. The publication has outlined most of its January 2023 Quebec weather predictions, suggesting the province could be pummelled almost without respite by snowfall in the month ahead. Perhaps more like fun, folksy conjecture than a hard forecast, the almanac nevertheless braces Quebecers for the inevitable winter unpleasantness to come.
The first big winter storm of the season could be imminent. MétéoMédia is tracking two systems that it says could hit a high-pressure wall over Quebec, forcing them to slowly "drag" over the province and unload copious precipitation.
Environment Canada has issued a series of rainfall warnings and special weather statements for much of southern Quebec ahead of an expected storm Wednesday that could bring heavy rain and high winds to some areas. It looks like Montreal weather won't be too pretty at the start of December.