Don't put your winter coat away just yet not one, but two moisture-laden fronts are headed to Quebec this weekend, and the weather is going to get messy. Precipitation is guaranteed, but it could fall as rain or snow, depending on where you live.
Montreal's brief respite from bitter cold and stormy weather is coming to an end expect a reminder this week that we're still in the depths of winter. Environment Canada issued a special statement on February 21 warning of heavy snowfall, gusting winds and dropping temperatures over the following three days.
Montrealers are in for a frosty end to the week, with heavy snowfall and freezing precipitation expected on Thursday and Friday. The city is now under a winter storm warning from Environment Canada, which warns of dangerous driving conditions over the next two days. The federal agency published a diagram to help residents of Montreal, Gatineau, Quebec, Rimouski and Gaspé determine which times of day the weather will be most inclement so they can plan ahead and avoid the roads.
If Montreal's wildly inconsistent January weather patterns haven't freaked you out already, the latest February forecasts from Environment Canada and MétéoMédia are sure to ruffle some frigid feathers. It's not looking abnormal and that's just the problem.
Montrealers know winter is an endless grab bag of random snowfall, freezing rain and hurt-your-face cold, sometimes in alternating patterns but often dumped on the city all at once. The latter may be the case for mid-January when an 'imposing' weather system is slated to hit the city.The meteorological formation extends along the east coast bringing a low-pressure system and significant precipitation to Quebec by January 13 a lucky Friday, indeed.